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Samuelson, however, hedged his personal bets - by putting some of his own money in Berkshire Hathaway.
— William Poundstone
The assumption that anything true is knowable is the grandfather of paradoxes.
— William Poundstone
We can bear with great philosophy the sufferings of others, especially if we do not actually see them.
— Albion Fellows Bacon
I fuck everybody because I don't fuck you.
— Mary Calmes
When your fear touches someone's pain, it becomes pity, when your love touches someone's pain, it become compassion.
— Stephen Levine
I'm not an actual author but an accidental one.
— William P. Young
Shannon's most radical insight was that meaning was irrelevant.
— William Poundstone
Use "entropy" and you can never lose a debate, von Neumann told Shannon - because no one really knows what "entropy" is.
— 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
Well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once gave a public lecture on astronomy.
— Stephen Hawking
If you can't find a job, use your special gift to create a job.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
A man who is afraid will do anything.
— Jawaharlal Nehru
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
Sometimes "creativity" is just common sense.
— William Poundstone
A bit is worth 10,000 basis points.
— 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
Your second ducat, like your second million, is never quite as sweet.
— William Poundstone
The ultimate compound return rate is acutely sensitive to fat tails.
— William Poundstone
Expectation is a statistical fiction, like having 2.5 children.
— William Poundstone
At a bare minimum, understanding entails being able to detect an internal contradiction: a paradox.
— William Poundstone
In real conversations, we are always trying to outguess each other.
— William Poundstone
Mine to protect. Mine to cherish.
— Debra Holland
The story of the Kelly system is a story of secrets - or if you prefer, a story of entropy.
— William Poundstone
The best strategy is one that offers the highest compound return consistent with no risk of going broke.
— William Poundstone
I'm a huge dog person; I love to hug and kiss them.
— Danielle De Niese
