However, optimism is highly valued, socially and in the market; people and firms reward the providers of dangerously misleading information more than… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
I felt, as a lawyer, when I was mentoring and working with kids, that I gained a level of groundedness that I… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
The idea that it's smart to allow Wall Street firms, with this "too big to fail" imprimatur, to become hedge funds again… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
Some people when they get older are so firm in their beliefs that you'll never move them. — Brian Lamb Copy Share Image
US academic institutions are being bought via funding by biotechnology firms which exert a vice-like grip on the US government. — Ignacio Chapela Copy Share Image
My name is Jordan Belfort. I was raised in a tiny apartment in Queens. At the tender age of 22 I headed… — Jordan Belfort Copy Share Image
Il y a deux sortes d'esprits, l'un ge ome trique, et l'autre que l'on peut appeler de finesse. Le premier a des… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
Would the honest patriot, in the full tide of successful experiment, abandon a government which has so far kept us free and… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
We have only one task, to stand firm and carry on the racial struggle without mercy. — Heinrich Himmler Copy Share Image
Although a firm swat could bring a recalcitrant child swiftly into line, the changes were usually external, lasting only as long as… — Mary Blakely Copy Share Image
The BJP is very firm that parties opposed to them and their ideology should not unite. — M. K. Stalin Copy Share Image
Personally, I'd love to see more social media firms develop business models that aren't reliant on advertising. If you're a social media… — Clive Thompson Copy Share Image
Conservatives - they say, 'Oh, Putin is a real leader, he's a true man, he stays firm on his position, he's not… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
Each firm held its rope; one by one, they realized that no matter how strongly they pulled, the balloon would eventually lift… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
Optimism is invaluable for the meaningful life. With a firm belief in a positive future, you can throw yourself into the service… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
Generally speaking, they have as many stars as other firms, but they are low-key about it, because that's not the Goldman way,… — William D. Cohan Copy Share Image
I stand firm behind the belief that, for me, songwriting isn't something that I do or command, it happens to me. I… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
A person under the firm persuasion that he can command resources virtually has them. — Livy Copy Share Image
The people with the clear heads are the ones who look life in the face, realize that everything in it is problematic,… — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
Whatever the composition of a firm, if it is to do good business it should be a place where everyone is encouraged… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
I talked to one accountant, a very nice fellow who I would have been glad to have his family marry into mine.… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
As a tree, even though it has been cut down, is firm so long as its root is safe, and grows again,… — Max Muller Copy Share Image
My mother was convinced, and on this head I have retained her firm belief, that to kill animals for the purpose of… — Alphonse de Lamartine Copy Share Image
