Under capitalism, rich people become powerful. But under socialism, powerful people become rich.
-Glenn Reynolds
When it becomes serious, you have to lie
-Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the EU Commission
The wonderful thing about the way I was raised is that no one ever told me that I couldn’t do those things
-Elizabeth Holmes
Integrity, Communication, Respect, Excellence
-Values on the entrance lobby wall to Enron
Pain is the sudden rush of new information filling the gap that a moment ago was lack of knowledge.
-Jerry Seinfeld
Sometimes Science is a lot more Art than Science. A Lot of people don’t get that.
-Rick Sanchez C-137
You never want a serious crisis to go to waste… an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.
-Rahm Emanuel
The most important men in town would come to fawn on me! They would ask me to advise them, ….Posing problems that would cross a rabbi’s eyes! And it won’t make one bit of difference if i answer right or wrong. When you’re rich, they think you really know!
– Sheldon Harnick
Zugzwang
is a situation found in chess and other games wherein one player is put at a disadvantage because they must make a move when they would prefer to pass and not move. The fact that the player is compelled to move means that their position will become significantly weaker.
History is the science of what never happens twice.
-Paul Valéry