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So one way to create an attractive risk/reward situation is to limit downside risk severely by investing in situations that have a large margin of… — Joel Greenblatt
People are more used to seeing men who are masters at an instrument than women. When people say, 'Oh, she plays like a dude,' it's… — Esperanza Spalding
American Danish can be doughy, heavy, sticky, tasting of prunes and is usually wrapped in cellophane. Danish Danish is light, crisp, buttery and often tastes… — R. W. Apple
Adolescence is usually typified by an unanswerable combination of innocence and insolence. — Alice Thomas Ellis
When you talk to people about the books that have meant a lot to them, it's usually books they read when they were younger because… — Unknown Author
Horses donâ€™t think the same as humans. Something thatâ€™s most unique about the horse, that I love, is not what he possesses but what he… — Buck Brannaman
I think thereâ€™s a lot of threshold weeping. Like, am I doing this? Am I really wearing this out in the world? My daughter is… — Heidi Julavits
Genies rarely have nightmares, for the same reason that elephants don't usually worry about being trampled underfoot. With the possible exception of bottles, there's nothing… — Tom Holt
It's impossible to do something cool without outraging someone. In fact, I usually judge how cool I'm being by how many angry people are following… — Seanbaby
Usually people who do bad things make good writers.I did a lot of bad things, which is why my novels are interesting. — Unknown Author
All you can usually say about a poem or a picture is, 'Look at it, listen to it.' Whether you listen to a piece of… — Basil Bunting
Radicalism usually prospers in the gap between rising expectations and declining opportunities. This is especially true where the population is young, idle, and bored; where… — Lawrence Wright
Consider the clinicaltrials by which drugs are tested in human subjects.5 Before a new drug can enter the market, its manufacturer must sponsor clinicaltrials to… — Marcia Angell
And that is true in 85 percent of kids; it's kids who live in old, dilapidated, mostly urban housing. But that still leaves 15 percent… — Deirdre Imus
The LSD experience usually changesÂ forever the worldview and basic life-orientation of all who experience it — Ralph Metzner
Most of life's battles are fought inside ourselves, & our greatest periods of growth usually come during crises. — Robert Scheid
Usually, when we talk about creativity, itâ€™s about self-expression, which is great, but for work to be art or design, there has to be someone… — Austin Kleon
Conversations are like dances. Two people effortlessly move in step with one another, usually anticipating the other person's next move. If one of the dancers… — James W. Pennebaker
But in Congress, accountability is just a catch phrase, usually directed elsewhere. Demands to personal responsibility or corporate accountability abound, but rarely congressional accountability or… — Melissa Bean
I try to encourage people to think for themselves, to question standard assumptions... Don't take assumptions for granted. Begin by taking a skeptical attitude toward… — Noam Chomsky

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