"The person who takes no chances generally must take whatever is left over after others have finished choosing. Overcaution is as bad, if not worse, than lack of caution. Both should be avoided. Life will always contain an element of chance. Not to win is not a sin. But not to try is a tragedy."

“I protest against deference to any man, whether John Stuart Mill, or Adam Smith, or Aristotle, being allowed to check inquiry. Our science has become far too much a stagnant one, in which opinions rather than experience and reason are appealed to.”

Source : William Stanley Jevons (1970). “The Theory of Political Economy”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

“I am the age of the some of the grandparents that are bringing their young grandchildren to hear the music. I have been fortunate enough to see multiple generations of families come see my shows.”

Source : Source: www.cincygroove.com

“Walmart's Global Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative is working to create opportunity and empower women and girls in markets around the world.”

Source : "Helping Women Achieve a Common Dream" by Sylvia Mathews Burwell, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 11, 2012.

“Where there are two bugs, there is likely to be a third.”

Source : Brian W. Kernighan, P. J. Plauger (1978). “The Elements of Programming Style”, Computing McGraw-Hill

“If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.”

“Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job.”

“Survival of the fittest led to "nature red in tooth and claw" and this is not sufficiently wishy-washy for modern scientists.”

“Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti.”