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Samuelson, however, hedged his personal bets - by putting some of his own money in Berkshire Hathaway. — William Poundstone

I have a horrible memory and I used to consider that a liability, but I've learned along the way that talking to people is really a beautiful thing. — Paula Poundstone

The assumption that anything true is knowable is the grandfather of paradoxes. — William Poundstone

I was court-ordered to Alcoholics Anonymous on television. Pretty much blows the hell out of the second A, wouldn't you say? — Paula Poundstone

I'm thankful for the three ounce Ziploc bag, so that I have somewhere to put my savings. — Paula Poundstone

I don't have a bank account because I don't know my mother's maiden name. — Paula Poundstone

I hate it when my hair is engaged in unauthorized activities. — Paula Poundstone

The definition of adulthood is that you want to sleep. — Paula Poundstone

When we save the rain forest, the polar bear, and Al Gore, we should party so hard that Canada calls the cops on us for noise. — Paula Poundstone

I know a little bit about handicapping. If the horse has an IV, you want to stay - away from it. — Paula Poundstone

I mean, I do love clever and witty, but I think that the 'Three Stooges' were geniuses. They'd have to be for their appeal to have lasted this long. — Paula Poundstone

I have jokes I've told before and will tell again, but my favorite part of the night is talking to the crowd. — Paula Poundstone

I got my dog three years ago because I was drunk in a pet store. We had nine cats at the time. The cats started hiding the alcohol after that. — Paula Poundstone

I think we need a 12-step group for non-stop talkers. We're going to call it On and On Anon. — Paula Poundstone

I used to watch 'The Waltons' and sob because my family was nothing like that. We had a cruel sense of humor in my family. — Paula Poundstone

I have short-term memory loss, though I'd like to think of it as Persidential eligibility. — Paula Poundstone

I'm the only person I know of who's ever been pulled over for attempted speeding. — Paula Poundstone

I only do two things in my life, and that's take care of my kids and work. Fortunately, these are my favorite things to do, so it works out. — Paula Poundstone

I get in fewer arguments when I'm alone. — Paula Poundstone

I'm thankful for Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, which taught us that Alaska is not in a box off the coast of California. — Paula Poundstone

You know, in politics when you come in third, it's a win. — Paula Poundstone

I've decided that perhaps I'm bulimic and just keep forgetting to purge. — Paula Poundstone

How do you come back? It's one step at a time. I'm optimistic because I don't know what else to be. — Paula Poundstone

My act is sort of improvisational. I have a skeleton in my head, but no fat or skin on it. — Paula Poundstone

The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community. — Paula Poundstone

A bit is worth 10,000 basis points. — William Poundstone

Sometimes "creativity" is just common sense. — William Poundstone

Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up 'cause they're looking for ideas. — Paula Poundstone

Expectation is a statistical fiction, like having 2.5 children. — William Poundstone

I have terrible short-term memory loss, which I like to think of as Presidential eligibility. — Paula Poundstone

Use "entropy" and you can never lose a debate, von Neumann told Shannon - because no one really knows what "entropy" is. — William Poundstone

Shannon's most radical insight was that meaning was irrelevant. — William Poundstone

Kelly was aware that there is one type of favorable bet available to everyone; the stock market. — William Poundstone

The best paradoxes raise questions about what kinds of contradictions can occur-what species of impossibilities are possible. — William Poundstone

I don't believe for a second that weightlifting is a sport. They pick up a heavy thing and put it down again. To me, that's indecision. — Paula Poundstone

I love key lime pie, although it's never made the proper way. — Paula Poundstone

Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas. - PAULA POUNDSTONE — Timothy Ferriss

I'm really more prolific than most stand-ups. My act changes. I do fold in new experiences, new observations, whatever you want to call it. — Paula Poundstone

When we live up to our Constitution, let's form a Conga line around the Capitol and bungee jump off the dome. — Paula Poundstone

Remember when you were considered an environmentalist when you didn't throw junk out the car window? I sure do miss that simpler, happier time. — Paula Poundstone

I get the first flight out from anywhere I am because I have to come home to my kids. — Paula Poundstone

I was born in Alabama, but I only lived there for a month before I'd done everything there was to do. — Paula Poundstone

The best strategy is one that offers the highest compound return consistent with no risk of going broke. — William Poundstone

I'll probably never have children because I don't believe in touching people for any reason. — Paula Poundstone

The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an ax-murderer. — Paula Poundstone

The story of the Kelly system is a story of secrets - or if you prefer, a story of entropy. — William Poundstone

In real conversations, we are always trying to outguess each other. — William Poundstone

I used to work at The International House of Pancakes. It was a dream, and I made it happen. — Paula Poundstone

I love talking to the audience, and I must be the luckiest performer in the world. I always land something or somebody that just takes off. — Paula Poundstone

Gay Republicans, how exactly does that work? 'We disapprove of our own lifestyle. We beat ourselves up in parking lots. — Paula Poundstone

I'm thankful that my memory is good because my vision is going. — Paula Poundstone

Once I was gone for a month and I was just miserable, so I flew back from Florida for two hours just to be home and see my cats. — Paula Poundstone

As a kid, I loved Paula Poundstone and Richard Pryor. But my mother was a huge influence on my comedy. — Tig Notaro

The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling.
— Paula Poundstone

At a bare minimum, understanding entails being able to detect an internal contradiction: a paradox. — William Poundstone

There were many at Bell Labs and MIT who compared Shannon's insight to Einstein's. Others found that comparison unfair - unfair to Shannon. — William Poundstone

There are really only so many foods and so many ways you can prepare them. — Paula Poundstone

The ultimate compound return rate is acutely sensitive to fat tails. — William Poundstone

Your second ducat, like your second million, is never quite as sweet. — William Poundstone

Samuelson spotted a mistake in Bacheliers work. Bachelier's model had failed to consider that stock prices cannot fall below zero. — William Poundstone