Expert estimates of probability are often off by factors of hundreds or thousands. [...] I used to be annoyed when the margin… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
A lot of people think PMI is the genome project 2.0. No. This is about all the influences on disease - genetics… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
A world without walls is the only sustainable world. . . . If the world is dominated by people who believe that… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
The most important factor in determining whether you will succeed isn’t your gender, it’s you. Be open to opportunity and take risks.… — Angela Braly Copy Share Image
The single most important factor to getting rich is getting started, not being the smartest person in the room. — Ramit Sethi Copy Share Image
I create enclosed spaces mainly by means of thick concrete walls. The primary reason is to create a place for the individual,… — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
How obvious it is that color has its various connotations-hue, value, and intensity - and without the basic understanding of these three… — Van Day Truex Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker you have to keep asking yourself the question are we really going to impress them [audience] either by the… — Lorenzo di Bonaventura Copy Share Image
To understand why dictators fall, it helps to recognise factors that produce a perfect anti-dictatorial storm. Barring missteps such as those that… — Bruce Bueno de Mesquita Copy Share Image
Although every man believes that his decisions and resolutions involve the most multifarious factors, in reality they are mere oscillation between flight… — Hermann Broch Copy Share Image
You can't control the fact that you are born a white man or born into wealth. When people say, 'Check your privilege,'… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
Ultimately, love is only possible for humans insofar as they can achieve some comprehension of their place and their duties and their… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
Of course, our failures are a consequence of many factors, but possibly one of the most important is the fact that society… — R. Buckminster Fuller Copy Share Image
The cognitive functioning of a human brain depends on a delicate orchestration of many factors, especially during the critical stages of embryo… — Nick Bostrom Copy Share Image
As a producer, I think one of the most important decisions you make is not necessarily the material you are working on… — Atom Egoyan Copy Share Image
Biblical social scientists have an advantage because they know truths about human nature. Those who dismiss the Bible and create surveys that… — Marvin Olasky Copy Share Image
For me, they definitely made it more challenging. The comfort zone factor really kicked in between Leo and I, and I just… — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
The strongest factor in conditioning is sex, in the sense that the first thing that a person is really taught is whether… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Earlier today, John McCain was in the news. John McCain gave his first press conference since the election. And he said, 'For… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
The problem with an autobiography is that all these extra factors make it difficult. You don't want to hurt people's feelings. You… — Richard Hell Copy Share Image
The statistical method is required in the interpretation of figures which are at the mercy of numerous influences, and its object is… — Austin Bradford Hill Copy Share Image
Energy Engineering started first in IIT Kharagpur in 1983 and mine was the third batch. It was definitely not a popular course.… — Ramon Magsaysay Copy Share Image
Be brave and clear. Follow your heart and don't be overly influenced by outside factors. Be true to yourself. — Shirley Temple Copy Share Image
Extremism. It is an almost infallible sign — a kind of death-rattle — when a human institution is forced by its members… — John Brunner Copy Share Image
What should a brand leader advertise?Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior. — Al Ries Copy Share Image
