"When I meet people on airplanes and they find out I'm an economist, they usually ask about stock tips."

-- Emily Oster

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“Letting go of the need to control things doesnâ€™t mean letting go of responsibility. It means embracing life.”

Source : FaceBook post by Marc David from Mar 11, 2015
“Like the tectonic plate it sits upon, Hollywood is subject to seismic jolts and constant tremors. Each season erupts with a new champion, and every so often a genuine earthquake will tear down the apparently secure infrastructure.”
“It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using.”
“Barack Obama is one of the greatest politicians in American history.”

Source : "A brilliant victory" by John Podhoretz, nypost.com. November 7, 2012.
“Faith will get in the ditch with you, faith will go in the prison with you, faith will go into divorce court with you, faith will go in the hospital with you, faith will go in the nursing home with you.”
“Rowing harder doesn't help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction.”

Source : "AntiPatterns in Project Management". Book by Hays W. McCormick, W. Scott Thomas, and William J. Brown, 2000.
“The same hot lightning that burns your blood with passionâ€“â€“ cools your fears with peace.”
“Contemporary thinkers would say that man is continuously transcending himself.”

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