"In the 1980s, there were occasions when it made sense to say, 'it is too difficult to maximize the likelihood function, and besides if we do, it will blow our model out of the water."

-- Thomas J. Sargent

#Blow Quotes #Water Quotes #Made Quotes

“She loved three things â€” a joke, a glass of wine, and a handsome man.”
“People think they own time. They have watches and clocks and digital pulses. But they are wrong. Time owns them.”

Source : Caroline B. Cooney (2012). “The Time Travelers: Volume One”, p.147, Laurel Leaf
“You can say whatever you want; it doesn't matter. It doesn't faze me. I'll still go out and do what I have to do, whether that's making A's in the classroom or doing well on the field.”
“Akrasia" [weakness of will] in rational beings is as common as wine in France.”
“It is the way of mortals. They fling themselves at life and emerge broken.”
“Life ain't all beer and skittles, and more's the pity; but what's the odds, so long as you're happy?”

Source : George du Maurier (2015). “Trilby”, p.17, Booklassic
“I have the great privilege of being both witness and storyteller. Intimacy, trust and intuition guide my work.”
“We're highly adaptable and have developed some powerful systems of representation.”

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