William Poundstone Quotes
People tend to be clueless about prices. Contrary to economic theory, we don't really decide between A and B by consulting our invisible price tags and purchasing the one that yields the higher utility, he says. We make do with guesstimates and a vague recollection of what things are “supposed to cost.”William Poundstone
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I do not take steroids. I never have. It's sad to me that people want to point fingers. I don't do that. That's not me. I wouldn't feel like a human being.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee -
Eliza Factor's first novel, 'The Mercury Fountain,' explores what happens when a life driven by ideology confronts implacable truths of science and human nature. It also shows how leaders can inflict damage by neglecting the real needs of real people.
Floyd Skloot -
Honest people remember stories in the order of emotional prominence, but liars will recount a story in chronological order. Memory rarely works that way.
Pamela Meyer -
People refer to me as part of the MCU, as opposed to just being this actor. Honestly, it's an honor.
Jacob Batalon -
I suppose popularity is measured by ratings. If a broadcaster is known as the leader because of ratings, then that's where people most want to be seen and heard, so there's no question that there's an advantage.
Walter Cronkite -
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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Hopefully, people will rediscover real country music. After all, it's in my blood.
Carlene Carter -
I can't believe that I was one of those people who said 'I'm not really a sci-fi fan.'
Magda Apanowicz -
The most satisfying thrillers send ordinary people into battle against the forces of evil - otherwise known as greed, ego, rage, fear and laziness - and bring them out bloodied but whole.
M. J. Rose -
I believe that people who don't achieve anything in life are isolated and resent those that are successful.
Manuel Puig -
They're criminals, they brutalized Afghanistan, they killed our people, they destroyed our land.
Hamid Karzai -
The biggest threat to the Internet is, frankly, always going to be complacency. I want to see more and more of us activated and people thinking of themselves as defenders of it.
Alexis Ohanian
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Making labor less expensive helps firms hire people.
Christina Romer -
You want to do your job well so that people in the future say, 'OK, he's not bad, let's hire him.'
Javier Bardem -
Psychology is a big part of sport that some people do not realise. But it is a skill you have to practice.
Jade Jones -
When I left 'Coronation Street,' I wondered if I could ever be lucky enough to work with such a unanimously wonderful company of good people - and I've just come to that good bunch again.
Katherine Kelly -
There is a percentage of people who want to be a little bit outside their comfort zone and I am one of them, someone who lives on the edge.
Alain Robert -
The people are tired of these mainstream media outlets telling them who should be the boss, who should be the nominee, because it hasn't worked.
Corey Lewandowski
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There are different kinds of people in the world.
Cheryl James -
I've gone to prom multiple times, had fights with the principal, a relationship with my teacher. When people ask if I wish I had gone to high school, I tell them that I've acted all of that stuff out, and it just doesn't seem like fun.
Britt Robertson -
Most redditors are at least college educated. A number of them have post- or, rather, graduate degrees. A number of them are in the IT tech world.
Alexis Ohanian -
With each award we get, we become a little bit more overrated. That's what it feels like.
Kevin Parker Tame Impala -
I have never met an ugly woman.
David Bailey -
People tend to be clueless about prices. Contrary to economic theory, we don't really decide between A and B by consulting our invisible price tags and purchasing the one that yields the higher utility, he says. We make do with guesstimates and a vague recollection of what things are “supposed to cost.”
William Poundstone