Andrew Gelman Quotes
Authors of published papers and editors of scientific journals can, unfortunately, be slow to come to terms with criticism, and it's good that we can use blogs to express specific criticisms of published articles and to use social media to disseminate these criticisms.
Quotes to Explore
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The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.
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I came across 'The Song of Achilles' by Madeline Miller in one of the most romantic ways one can find a story. I was digging through a pile of used books at my local library when my hand gravitated toward its brilliant teal and glistening gold cover.
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If you seek my help and guidance, I will immediately give it to you.
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Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
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I try not to look back on my life and be regretful.
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I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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From the days of Cain and Abel, we know all too well there will always be evil. But that evil shouldn't take away our freedoms.
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Let me say what I actually believe. I believe that 9/11 was a conspiracy, by Al Qaeda, and Osama Bin Laden, and no one else trying to hurt America.
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I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister of Israel to be born here. I am the only former general to become a prime minister.
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I can speak a little bit of Hindi but understand every word.
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I wouldn't trade or change a thing, and I've had some hard times.
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I love coming to Detroit. First getting to be buddies with Kid Rock in the beginning, and him being really great to us, showing us love, the love of the city. I feel like it's our city now, too.
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Nothing fires me up like losing. It certainly makes you want to go that extra bit.
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Let's dare to release our immature fantasies of a magically faultless U.S. system and a magically protected election process. We have been lucky as a nation, but sometimes continued luck depends on action.
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One of the first acts during the second coming of Steve Jobs as CEO in 1997 was a major board overhaul.
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I think the tiniest little thing can change the course of your day, which can change the course of your year, which can change who you are.
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People can't see that if I had not been a poet, I could never have had such success as a traveler.
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I used to teach dance lessons.
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Depending on what I'm working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different mindsets. When I change form one to the other, it's as if another writer is on the scene.
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If an alien with an accounting degree touched down in America, it might conclude that we're a weird cult that spends 11 months living frugally and four crazy weeks buying tons of stuff we don't need. It wouldn't be entirely wrong, either.
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Authors of published papers and editors of scientific journals can, unfortunately, be slow to come to terms with criticism, and it's good that we can use blogs to express specific criticisms of published articles and to use social media to disseminate these criticisms.
