"For most gulls it was not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight."

-- Richard Bach

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“At the core of an analytical edge is an ability to systematically distinguish between fundamentals and expectations. Fundamentals are a well thought out distribution of outcomes, and expectations are what's priced into an asset. A power metaphor is the [pari-mutuel] racetrack. The fundamentals are how fast a given horse will run and the expectations are the odds on the tote board. As any serious handicapper knows, you make money only by finding a mispricing between the performance of the horse and the odds. There are no 'good' or 'bad' horses, just correctly or incorrectly priced ones.”
“"Filipino" is the Spanish side of our history. The islands were named after King Felipe, so we became known as Filipinos. It's a brand, it's a name. But we're Malays. Before colonizers came to our shores, we were Malays. My praxis is about being Malay - the struggle of the Malays before we became Filipinos.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“In his final remarks to the White House staff, on the day he resigned his office, Nixon applied a version of the lesson to himself. â€œAlways remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you donâ€™t win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.”

Source : Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy (2012). “The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity”, p.290, Simon and Schuster
“It is usually when men are at their most religious that they behave with the least sense and the greatest cruelty.”
“My feeling about fears is, if you voice your fears, they may come true. I'm superstitious enough to believe that.”
“The book is a form in which some of the greatest masterpieces that mankind has ever achieved are expressed;”

Source : Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.
“O it is pleasant, with a heart at ease, Just after sunset, or by moonlight skies, To make the shifting clouds be what you please.”
“O dearer far than light and life are dear.”

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