Leonid Hurwicz Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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I had read Plato and Kant, but I had forgotten it.
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If this be treason, make the most of it!
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Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.
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On my teams, as a guy who grew up hunting and fishing, I was in the minority in terms of music and lifestyle. I became good friends with people who listened to R&B and rap. But it wasn't just an issue of being around it - I was naturally drawn to it right off the bat.
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Be careful about virtual relationships with artificially intelligent pieces of software.
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The British Museum was our first real museum, the property of the public rather than the monarch or the church.
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The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.
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The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the pervert climbs into the minds of ordinary men.
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I don't want to be 'Halsey: America's Sweetheart,' or 'Halsey: Bad Girl.' If you can sum up my career in a clickbait headline, I've done something wrong.
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I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.
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You cannot force a state to be demilitarized. Even if a state enters a treaty where it commits to be demilitarized, there's no way to reverse statehood if it violates it.
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I would say I am an ordinary bowler but one with a really big heart, and that's what has stood me in good stead in all these years.
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Only a few good leaders have paused to reflect seriously on being leaders.
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I wasn't ever a huge fan of comics. Just not one of those kids, you know?
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On the taxing of banks, we have to find the level at which they squeal but still pay and open up the next day.
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I never really did any disco dancing.
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My problem was my inability to spend much time at home. I thought my family was secure, so I went running around everyplace else. I guess I had more of an effect on other people's kids than I did my own.
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On the whole, when the unexpected danger happens to you, you're thinking so fast, you're thinking so hard, every bit of you is alive to 'What should I do?' 'What can I do?' There isn't a lot of time for contemplation.
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I don't read books much.
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The fact that I have to set things to record seems idiotic. And channel guides - I get home, and I want to watch a Duke basketball game; why do I have to go hunting to find out what channel it's on? Why can't I just say, 'I want to watch Duke basketball.' Or, even better, why doesn't the system know that?
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As one ages, eventually, no matter what regime you've followed, no matter how fiercely you've fought the fight, good health becomes harder to maintain. It may disappear overnight or simply dwindle, but with every year that passes, the odds shorten.
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I think if you listen to my album, you could probably gather that I am not the most gung-ho conservative-ideology-leaning person.
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Albert Camus, a great humanist and existentialist voice, pointed out that to commit to a just cause with no hope of success is absurd. But then, he also noted that not committing to a just cause is equally absurd. But only one choice offers the possibility for dignity. And dignity matters. Dignity matters.
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A game is defined by the players' strategy domains and payoff functions.
