"Probability and expectation are not the same. Its probability and probability times the pay off."

-- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#Expectations Quotes #Pay Quotes #Probability Quotes

“The conception of perfect service is constantly expanding and must be handled by broad and liberal minded men who put equity and fairness above gain-who put a proper valuation upon a satisfied customer as an asset running into the thousands of dollars, and who love a job thoroughly well done and get a kick out of doing it.”
“If I didnt choose art, I would have become an astronomer.”
“I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception.”
“When does gold ore become gold? When it is put through a process of fire. So the human being during the training becomes as pure as gold through suffering. It is the burning away of the dross. Suffering has a great redeeming quality. As a drop of water failing on the desert sand is sucked up immediately, so we must become nothing and nowhere ... we must disappear.”
“When you end a successful sitcom, the most sensible thing to do is go back to the theater.”
“Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.”
“Knowing that the battle will not end the way he wishes does not make it any less worthwhile the fight.”

Source : Susanna Kearsley (2011). “The Rose Garden”, p.193, Allison & Busby
“We didn’t admit it at the time, but practically the Whole New Deal was extrapolated from programs that Hoover started.”

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