“People hate negative tactics, but the fact is, as the 3 a.m. ad demonstrates, they can be very effective.” PeopleFactsHateNegativeAdsTactics Author:Susan Estrich
“Our time and attention is scarce. Art is not that important to us, no matter what we might like to believe... Our love of art is often quite temporary, dependent upon our moods, and our love of art is subservient to our demand for a positive self image. How we look at art should account for those imperfections and work around them. Keep in mind that books, like art museums, are not always geared to the desires of the reader. Maybe we think we are supposed to like tough books, but are we? Who says? Many writers (and art museums) produce for quite a small subsample of the... public.” ThinkingShouldMindBelieveLooksArtImportantBookSelfMatterMightDesireAttentionProduceReaderDemandArt IsToughAccountsNo Matter WhatMoodOur TimeDependentTemporaryMuseumsImperfectionOur LoveScarceSubservientPositive SelfPositive Self Image Author:Tyler Cowen
“Real cultural diversity results from the interchange of ideas, products, and influences, not from the insular development of a single national style.” IdeasRealResultsInfluenceStyleProductsDevelopmentDiversityCultural DiversityInterchange Author:Tyler Cowen
“In most of the world, breakfast is an important meal.” WorldImportantMealsBreakfast Author:Tyler Cowen
“Economics is sometimes associated with the study and defense of selfishness and material inequality, but it has an egalitarian and civil libertarian core that should be celebrated.” ShouldSometimesStudyMaterialsEconomicsDefenseLibertarianCoreInequalitySelfishness Author:Tyler Cowen
“We need to accept the principle that sometimes poor people will die just because they are poor.” PeopleNeedsSometimesDiesPoorAcceptingPrinciplesPoor People Author:Tyler Cowen
“What I would like to vote for is a candidate that is socially liberal, a fiscal conservative, broadly libertarian with a small l but sensible and pragmatic and with a chance of winning. Thats more or less the empty set.” WinningChanceEmptyVoteConservativeLibertarianCandidatesSensiblePragmatic Author:Tyler Cowen
“I never took a computer science course in college, because then it was a thing you just learned on your own.” CoursesCollegeComputerComputer Science Author:Mitchel Resnick
“I became interested in educational technologies because I believe that they have the potential to transform how we practice and think about education and learning.” ThinkingBelieveI BelievePracticeTechnologyEducationalEducational Technology Author:Mitchel Resnick
“I believe that the best way to help people understand the world is to provide them with opportunities to actively explore, experiment, and express themselves.” PeopleWorldWayBelieveHelpingOpportunityI BelieveExperimentsBest Way Author:Mitchel Resnick