"Any system described by a power law [...] has several curious effects. The first is that, by definition, most participants are below average."

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Clay Shirky

#Average Quotes #Law Quotes #Definitions Quotes

“It haunted him all night, while he slept alone; it was still there in the morning, when he swallowed his coffee and backed down the driveway in the crumpled old Ford. And riding to work, one of the youngest and healthiest passengers on the train, he sat with the look of a man condemned to a very slow, painless death. He felt middle-aged.”

Source : Richard Yates (2010). “Revolutionary Road”, p.68, Random House
“A woman should be good for everything at home, but abroad good for nothing.”
“Flesh is heretic. My body is a witch. I am burning it.”

Source : Eavan Boland (2013). “New Selected Poems”, p.32, Carcanet
“I was never a villain on the stage. I always played strong, sympathetic types. My first stage role with a speaking part, believe it or not, was as a priest. It wasn't until I began acting in films that the producers and directors saw me primarily as a bizarre villain.”
“I was on leave from local and regional politics, as long as I was a Minister.”
“I envision a world filled with women traveling alone and meeting each other on the path.”
“The small businessman is smart; he realizes there's no free lunch. On the other hand, he knows where to go to get a good inexpensive sandwich.”
“Everything is more complicated than it looks to most people.”

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