"A bit is worth 10,000 basis points."

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Source : William Poundstone (2010). “Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street”, p.75, Macmillan

William Poundstone

“As an actor, you try to bring as much of yourself to a part to try and create a feeling of authenticity and emotional truth and resonance.”
“So I think it was to Bryan's credit that he was able to let go of some of those things because you create these scenes and you think you become creative, even I, acting things, you become very creatively taken by it.”

Source : "Brandon Routh for 'Superman Returns'". Interview with Paul Fischer, www.darkhorizons.com. June 16, 2006.
“I have enough attention already. More, I don't really need.”
“Irony is the word I forget the meaning of immediately after I look it up, but I kind of feel like I live in a constant state of it.”
“Very often the law of extremity demands an attention to irrelevance.”
“My first objective is to win against No. 1 in the world.”

Source : Source: ontennis.com
“If you are looking for a kindly, well-to-do older gentleman who is no longer interested in sex, take out an ad in The Wall Street Journal.”
“All businesses require capital, management and labor, and business executives, wanting to grow and maintain profitable enterprises, have a strong incentive to keep costs, including labor, as low as possible.”

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