Morgan Meis, on photography
Morgan Meis, on photography "The comment that 'the camera never lies' is not a positive statement about the inherent truth of photography. It is a complaint."
View ArticleLarry Page, on Google
Larry Page, on Google "There's a tendency for people to think about the things that exist. Our job is to think of the thing you haven't thought of yet"
View ArticleTeller, on choice
Teller, on choice“If you are given a choice, you believe you have acted freely. This is one of the darkest of all psychological secrets”
View ArticleRoman Krznaric, on narcissism
Roman Krznaric, on narcissism"Narcissism is the fear of being ordinary"
View ArticlePenelope Trunk, on quitters
Penelope Trunk, on quitters"There's a lot to be said for quitters. Those people who are extremely good at one thing got that way by quitting almost everything else"
View ArticleLeon Wieseltier, on ideology
Leon Wieseltier, on ideology "The historical victory of an idea reveals nothing about its merit: power has uses for fictions"
View ArticleThomas Malone, on intelligence
Thomas Malone, on intelligence"The most intelligent person is not the one who's best at doing any specific task, but it's the one who's best at picking up new things quickly"
View ArticleMichael Mauboussin, on skill
Michael Mauboussin, on skill "There's a quick and easy way to test whether an activity involves skill; ask whether you can lose on purpose"
View ArticleThomas Rodham, on competition
Thomas Rodham, on competition"Economists strive to induce real competition, businesses strive to escape it"
View ArticleRichard Thaler, on bargaining
Richard Thaler, on bargaining "Never negotiate with someone who lacks the power to say yes"
View ArticlePenelope Trunk, on listening
Penelope Trunk, on listening"I get bored with the idea of becoming a better listener. Why would I do that when interrupting people is so much faster?"
View ArticleAlain de Botton, on deviance
Alain de Botton, on deviance“We are universally deviant — but only in relation to some highly distorted ideals of normality”
View ArticleAndrew Hacker, on complexity
Andrew Hacker, on complexity"Professionals are rated by the presumed complexity of what they know and do. So to retain or raise an occupation’s status, tasks are made more mysterious"
View ArticleTerry Eagleton, on answers
Terry Eagleton, on answers"Liberals tend to prefer questions to answers, since they regard answers as unduly restrictive"
View ArticleA.C. Grayling, on religion
A.C. Grayling, on religion“Almost any religion can be explained to another person in about half an hour”
View ArticleTom Stoppard, on death
Tom Stoppard, on deathA lot of people would say, "I would rather have a heart attack at the height of sexual passion." On the whole, I would prefer to be killed by a bookcase
View ArticleGloria Steinem, on truth
Gloria Steinem, on truth"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off"
View ArticleJohn Berger, on song
John Berger, on song “Singing is simply a natural sign of human habitation, like smoke”
View ArticleOrde Wingate, on himself
Orde Wingate, on himself:“I’m not happy. But I don’t think any great man ever is”
View ArticleTerence Blacker, on positive thinking
Terence Blacker, on positive thinking"We believe ourselves more likely to succeed, if we remain blinkered by expectation and hope"
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