In the 1980s, there were occasions when it made sense to say, 'it is too difficult to maximize the likelihood function, and… — Thomas J. Sargent Copy Share Image
Just as the superstar pastor model can have its problems once the superstar pastor gets old or has a scandal or something,… — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
Remember that all models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong do they have to be to not be useful. — George E. P. Box Copy Share Image
Wal-Mart provides a chilling example of the damage that low-wage, nonunion corporations can wreak, and their business model is going to set… — Andy Stern Copy Share Image
In this life of ours we remain directed toward the relative utopia of a better world, and sensibly this can be the… — Gustav Heinemann Copy Share Image
Affectation is certain deformity; by forming themselves on fantastic models, the young begin with being ridiculous, and often end in being vicious. — Robert Blair Copy Share Image
We can see from the experience of Odin that the image of the tree was the template within which all of the… — Brian Bates Copy Share Image
I guess I would model myself after the Bill Condons, the Frank Darabonts and the David Nutters if I were to direct… — William Sadler Copy Share Image
We like democracy because why? The pathologies of the U.S. version are so obvious in the aftermath of the latest averted crisis… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
I think my mother had a lot of opportunity when she was a kid. She was a model, and she did a… — Kim Basinger Copy Share Image
The Cheesecake Factory is a great business model, but if you take your wife there for your 25th wedding anniversary, you might… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
I have a few friends who are models, but I know a lot of others as well. We usually go out for… — Katie Price Copy Share Image
The living model never answers well the idea or impressions the painter wishes to express; one must, therefore, learn to do without… — Eugene Delacroix Copy Share Image
There are some political issues where mainstream press attention only hurts. We think about activism as being this generic model of consciousness-raising,… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
A great deal of our math, science, philosophy, and everyday behavior presupposes that stability and equilibria are the "default" states, and everything… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
To see the human condition in the old woman, in the child, in the model on the stand, in that particular human… — Frederick Franck Copy Share Image
I have always had to write songs. As a lifestyle and as a business model, it's pretty difficult. Largely at this point… — Doug Walters Copy Share Image
What is consciousness? Our brain simulates reality. So, our everyday experiences are a form of dreaming, which is to say, they are… — Stephen LaBerge Copy Share Image
I decided honestly that comic art is an art form in itself. It reflects the life and times more accurately and actually… — Alex Raymond Copy Share Image
I think all races are represented in America much more than in many other places, but it's also nice to remind people… — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
I would like to say that I have software that allows me to model worlds to a high degree of scientific plausibility.… — Robert Reed Copy Share Image