Nate Silver Quotes
Well the way we perceive accuracy and what accuracy is statistically are really two different things.
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There's a critic that I love, Manohla Dargis of the 'L.A. Weekly.' I like the underground point of view; it's my old radical sympathies. Maybe I like her because she likes my movies.
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A lot of panel programmes rely on men topping each other, or sparring with each other, which is not generally a very female thing.
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I come from the liberal side of thinking: Better one guilty man should walk free than one innocent man found guilty.
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Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.
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I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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I'm curvy.
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I'm still overwhelmed and, at the same time, kind of star struck that I am part of this New England Patriots organization.
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I think Hugh Laurie is awesome. You just want to loathe that guy in 'House' because he is not a friendly person, but somehow or another, he is profoundly charming.
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Looking at the way the game is played, I'm envious of the conditions. We played on some ropey World Cup surfaces. I genuinely never look back and wish I earned the money they do today, but I do think of that element.
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The thing that I really look for in people is enthusiasm and excitement and, not to sound really sappy, that fire in their eyes.
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Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.
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You think you would react one way when a situation develops and, and when the sharp shells are flying, you don't quite stand up like you think you might.
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If you're smart and you care about life, you'll take driving seriously.
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Children don't really understand the concept of health. You can't give them an apple and say 'if you eat this you will be healthy when you're older' because they don't understand. You have to find a different way to motivate them.
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I can't even imagine life without music!
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It's a very hard industry, and it's very cold. It's loving for when you have a hit record, but when you don't have anything going on, there's really not much support.
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Ever since I was a kid, I've wanted to set a time that nobody can touch for many years.
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Everything I commission - whether it is for me or for a client's home or for a hotel or office - is absolutely unique to that job. I have everything made, or I find vintage and antique pieces at markets and auctions.
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Diabetes affects my family. One of my kids is affected by it.
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If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
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It doesn't always make sense to have a token on the blockchain that is both useful and represents ownership - it has to be something where there's a network effect. That's why I cite Facebook as an example of what could be disrupted more so than, say, Amazon - which is bit more centralized and is not exactly a network of users in the same way.
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You don't pay taxes - they take taxes.
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Well the way we perceive accuracy and what accuracy is statistically are really two different things.
