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Quote by Tim Harford

“You show me a successful complex system, and I will show you a system that has evolved through trial and error.”

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Tim Harford is a British economist known for his writings on economics, decision-making, and complexity. His work is characterized by its ability to explain complex economic concepts in an accessible way and emphasize the role of uncertainty in decision-making processes. more

“The word priority came into the English language in the 1400s. It was singular. It meant the very first or prior thing. It stayed singular for the next five hundred years. Only in the 1900s did we pluralize the term and start talking about priorities. Illogically, we reasoned that by changing the word we could bend reality. Somehow we would now be able to have multiple “first” things.”

Years Firsts Reality Able Next Language Term Talking Five Hundred Priorities Multiple English Language

Author:Greg McKeown

“Today is a new day. A New opportunity to get better stronger faster smarter and closer to your goals and dreams. Take it.”

Dream Today Opportunity Goal Stronger Faster Get Better Smarter New Day New Opportunity Dreams And Goals Today Is A New Day

Author:Joel Madden

“I don't like talking. It's how I'm built. Some people gab all day and some play it smogo. I don't mind talking or smiling, it's just I don't do it very much. I haven't got a smiling face or a talking mouth.”

People Mind Play Faces Talking Havens Mouths Built Smiling Faces

Author:Ringo Starr

“Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt Like snow.”

Knows Song Darkness Sun Snow

Book:The Poems, 1951-1967