Wenn Millionen Menschen eine Dummheit behaupten, wird sie deswegen nicht zur Wahrheit.

Viele höchst erfolgreiche Menschen haben an der Harvard Universität studiert. Heißt das, dass Harvard eine gute Schule ist? Das wissen wir nicht. Vielleicht ist die Schule miserabel, aber sie rekrutiert die gescheitesten Menschen der ganzen Welt.

Menschen, die keinen MBA anstreben, sind ganz anders gestrickt als Menschen, die einen MBA anstreben. Der spätere Einkommensunterschied hat tausend andere Gründe als das MBA-Diplom.

Die Sunk Cost Fallacy schnappt dann zu, wenn wir schon besonders viel Zeit, Geld, Energie, Liebe etc. investiert haben. Das investierte Geld wird dann zur Begründung weiterzumachen, selbst wenn es objektiv betrachtet keinen Sinn macht.

Rational entscheiden bedeutet, dass Sie die aufgelaufenen Kosten ignorieren. Egal, was sie bereits investiert haben, es zählt einzig das Jetzt und Ihre Entscheidung der Zukunft.

Tatsachen hören nicht auf zu existieren, nur weil sie ignoriert werden.

Wenn Sie jemanden überzeugen wollen, argumentieren Sie nicht mit einem möglichen Gewinn, sondern mit dem Vermeiden eines möglichen Verlustes.

Government lawyers have a duty to disclose evidence of wrongdoing in the government.

When I was growing up and somebody like Robert De Niro had a movie come out, it was a cultural event. Because he had such a confidence and a single mission that was so intimate.

You need to respect the rules; they are the same for everybody.

I get up at 7:30. I grab a canvas bag and go out. I say hello to the people in the supermarket and liquor store. I buy the 'New York Times.' I go to the beach and think about characters and plot.

One would think that plants belonging to the same genus would always produce identical or at least similar oils. But this is by no means so.

I think anybody who goes away finds you appreciate home more when you return.

When you celebrate, it's something that happens as a group. But when you mourn, sorrow is something that you handle as an individual.

It's important to remember that Britain was the first country to industrialize, so I think there's a strong argument to say this is where my profession was founded.

The negative impact of population growth on all of our planetary ecosystems is becoming appallingly evident.

I like clothes that are easy to wear. I like to be comfortable and confident. When people have an inner sense of confidence, they're more beautiful.

I welcome the President and working with him to try to get some of that medical malpractice reform so we can get the cost of health care to come down.

Not intending to be funny: I sit at the keyboard, put my fingers on the keys and go. To me, it's the real secret of writing. Put yourself in front of the screen or the blank sheet of paper and get to work.

A woman's desire is either terrifying, or it's ignored.

There is so many things to do in life rather than playing tennis, so I'm sure I will find something. I just need a bit of time to kind of settle down.

It's not like Massachusetts, where they're baptized Democrats.

I've been a fan of Showtime for a long, long time, and I've been a fan of the shows that it's had on.

I would much rather watch a horror film or science fiction than a comedy. I don't know why. I just like them. I find them relaxing.

Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will speak my heart.

The real purpose of welfare is to get rid of poor people entirely. Everybody knows welfare has bad effects; that's the point.

Take all the hype out of the exercise and think of it as brushing your teeth.

Belize pledges it continued support to the aspirations of the 23 million people of Taiwan to be full participants in all organs and agencies of the international community.

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.

We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?

As a supporter of the Prostate Cancer Foundation and their Home Run Challenge program, I am extremely grateful for the valuable partnerships and relationships built with Major League Baseball and our affiliates.