“A skill required to be president is to explain to the American people any given thing they do.” PeopleGivenPresidentSkills Author:Jim Lehrer
“BASICS OF DIET AND HEALTH The basic principles of good diets are so simple that I can summarize them in just ten words: eat less, move more, eat lots of fruits and vegetables. For additional clarification, a five-word modifier helps: go easy on junk foods.” I CanHelpingMovingEasySimplePrinciplesFiveTenFruitDietsVegetablesJunkBasicsJunk FoodBasic PrinciplesFruits And VegetablesClarification Book:What to Eat Source: What to Eat
“Nutrition science, however, suggests that golden rice alone will not greatly diminish vitamin A defi-ciency and associated blindness. [”¦] People whose diets lack [fats and proteins] or who have intestinal diarrheal diseases -- common in develop-ing countries -- cannot obtain vitamin A from golden rice.” PeopleCountryCommonDiseaseFatsGoldenDietsNutritionBlindnessDiminishRiceProteinVitamins Author:Marion Nestle
“In the real world of research, conventional tests of [statistical] significance seem almost worthless.” WorldRealSeemsResearchTestsSignificanceReal WorldConventionalWorthless Author:Fischer Black
“As an economics undergraduate, I also worked on a part-time basis in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a company that was advising customers about portfolio decisions, writing reports.” WritingDecisionCompanyEconomicsBasesCustomersReportsMassachusettsPortfoliosCambridgePart TimeUndergraduate Author:Merton Miller
“But in practice, if often comes down to not suffering a loss as big as the huge gain you made a while ago.” IfsMadeBigsSufferingLossPracticeHugeGains Author:Merton Miller
“I should mention that I am a member of the board of directors of Dimensional Fund Advisors.” ShouldDirectorsMembersBoardsFundAdvisorsBoard Of Directors Author:Merton Miller