"The assumption that individuals act objectively in accordance with purely mathematical dictates to maximize their gain or utility cannot be sustained by empirical observation."

-- Richard Arnold Epstein

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“The reason the all-American boy prefers beauty over brains is that the all-American boy can see better than he can think.”
“A saint is a person who behaves decently in a shockingly indecent society.”
“The concept of an inactive church member is an oxymoron. Biblically, no such church member really exists.”

Source : Thom S. Rainer (2013). “I Am a Church Member: Discovering the Attitude that Makes the Difference”, p.16, B&H Publishing Group
“The only thing worse than starting something and failing... is not starting something.”
“I just wanna build momentum again. Keeping yourself in work is one thing, keeping yourself in good work's another. But if it doesn't work out, so be it. As the Taoists say, Learn to accept that which you cannot change.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“[John Craske] painted like a man giving witness under oath to a wild story.”
“The great tragedy of the average man is that he goes to his grave with his music still in him.”

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