According to the Office of Technology Assessment, 3 Minuteman missiles and 7 Poseidon missiles could destroy 73 percent of oil-refining capacity in the Soviet Union. — James Fallows Copy Share Image
My assessment of Julian Assange is a professional one, really, of what he's managed to achieve, and the idea that he came… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
When I talked to [Donald Trump] about - our intelligence agencies, what I've said to him is - is that there are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People don't actually, a lot of times, know the game behind the game. If people think that they do, it's a little… — Mandy Stadtmiller Copy Share Image
At no point did the [Burns] committee conclude, or even attempt to conclude, an assessment of cruelty. Yet many bodies have erroneously… — Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior Lawson Soulsby Copy Share Image
...the most important things we need to manage can't be measured. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
It's not enough to be able to spell "magnificence" in your bedroom. You have to be able to spell it at the… — Cynthia Lewis Copy Share Image
Well, what does "good" mean anyway? As Wittgenstein suggested, "good," like "game," has a family of meanings. Prominent among them is this… — John Searle Copy Share Image
Only in Washington would death be considered a taxable event. [a cynical but perhaps fair assessment] — Mike Ferguson Copy Share Image
Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part… — Eric Zorn Copy Share Image
“In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power. It is sufficient to estimate the enemy… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“A whole lot of us go through life assuming that we are basically right, basically all the time, about basically everything: about… — Kathryn Schulz Copy Share Image
I encourage my students to be honest in their assessment of both the published work we read and the work of their… — Cate Marvin Copy Share Image
I do not deny that I planned sabotage. I did not plan it in a spirit of recklessness nor because I have… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Yet Irina had once tucked away, she wasn't sure when or why, that happiness is almost definitionally a condition of which you… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
You listen to the audience. The audience is wrong individually and always right collectively. If they don't laugh, it isn't funny. If… — Peter Stone Copy Share Image
“Use two-way communication on oral exams to check the students' knowledge, not their attitudes. Checking attitudes can lead to the slippery area… — Eraldo Banovac Copy Share Image
A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is myself. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
If instead policy makers and program managers participate in an interdisciplinary assessment team, make informal visits to local families and have in-depth… — Ruth Simmons Copy Share Image
...it is pretentious for photographers to believe that their pictures alone change things. If they did, we wouldn't be besieged by war,… — Eugene Richards Copy Share Image
I am always true to myself, that is the problem. Who else could I be true to? — Adam Phillips Copy Share Image
“Many politicians and advocates say they want to help people, they do, themselves.” — C.A.A. Savastano Copy Share Image