O Quotes
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“One of the peculiarities of economics is that it still rests on a behavioral assumption-rational utility maximization-that has long since been rejected by sociologists and psychologists.”
Source: Dangerous currents: the state of economics
“One of the peculiarities of recent speculation, especially in America, is that ideas are abandoned in virtue of a mere change of feeling, without any new evidence or new arguments. We do not nowadays refute our predecessors, we pleasantly bid them good-bye.”
Source: Character and Opinion in the United States
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
“One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. An ecologist must either harden his shell and make believe that the consequences of science are none of his business, or he must be the doctor who sees the marks of death in a community that believes itself well and does not want to be told otherwise.”
“One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds.”
Source: Round River
“One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on land is quite invisible to laymen. An ecologist must either harden his shell and make believe that the consequences of science are none of his business, or he must be the doctor who sees the marks of death in a community that believes itself well and does not want to be told otherwise.”
Source: Round River
“One of the penalties of being a human being is other human beings.”
Source: Hide and Seek
“One of the penalties of being president of the United States is that you must subsist for four years without drinking anything except Californian wine.”
“One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
“One of the penalties of sin is our acceptance of it.”
Source: My Utmost for His Highest
“One of the people from my online team said he didn't notice - almost immediately after the [Donald] Trump victory within the following days, he noticed that there was a severe spike in hateful messages that were coming towards me.”
“One of the people I've always wanted to emulate in pursuing that dream was Meryl Streep, in terms of the different types of roles she's been able to play and the number of different stories she's been able to tell.”
“One of the people that I respect the most now, a person I think has done a heck of a lot for this world as a leader, is Margaret Thatcher. She helped create a world that offers us a lot of excitement as we look to the next century.”
“One of the people that wrote a forward to my book is Gerry Spence, whom I admire. Gerry is a friend of mine, and Gerry's perhaps the leading criminal defense attorney in the country.”
“One of the people who most influenced me was Ben Shapiro, a marketing professor at the business school. He used to rant and rave and pound his fist: 'It's all about the customers!' And he was right. He was also right that, at that time, retailing was devoid of really talented people; he urged me to go in that direction.”
“One of the perils of life is to be asked a question which the wisest of them cannot answer. But a smile does the job.”
“One of the perks of being a New Yorker cartoonist is that you get to hang around with interesting people. My fellow cartoonists are all interesting, and all highly creative.”
“One of the perks of being a psychologist is access to tools that allow you to carry out the injunction to know thyself.”
“One of the perks of being an actor is to get to meet athletes that you respect. Especially who played before my time. Brooks Robinson is one of those athletes; they just don't make them any nicer.”
“One of the permanent possessions of the human heart is the memory of its noble enthusiasms.”
“One of the persistent ironies of reform is the impossibility of predicting the full consequences of change.”
Source: The great school wars, New York City, 1805-1973: a history of the public schools as battlefield of social change
“One of the pervasive risks that we face in the information age, as I wrote in the introduction, is that even if the amount of knowledge in the world is increasing, the gap between what we know and what we think we know may be widening.”
Source: The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't
“One of the photographers was like, "Can you stop talking and try to look sexy for a minute?"”
“One of the phrases I frequently look for is infinite learning curve.Because each entrepreneurial pattern is to some degree unique and new.”
“One of the pieces of advice I give is: Don’t suffer future pain.”
Source: I, etcetera
“One of the pieces of advice that we give at YC is: try to work together on a project rather than just doing an interview.”
“One of the Pima warriors on seeing the fire-arms used by the white soldiers, thought that the next time he went over to the [Maricopa] Wells, he would take his war weapons along and show them to the white soldiers. So the next time he went, he took along his war-club and shield. The soldiers on seeing his weapons, laughed and made all sorts of remarks as to the effective use of such weapons. The joking went on until the Pima made a challenge to the white man. He said:
'You, white warrior
Take shooting iron.
Stand here ready.
I take war club and shield,
Step off ten paces,
Turn around, come back.
If you see any part of me,
Shoot!'
The White soldier stood there with gun in hand while the Pima walked away ten paces, turned around and came back hiding behind the shield so well that no part of his body could be seen. The white soldier did not shoot as the Pima came up to him. With the edge of his shield the Pima knocked the gun out of the soldier's hand. He lifted his war club as if he was about to use it. But the soldier took to his heels and ran into a nearby house, closing the door after him.
The people who saw this had a good laugh and no such challenge was ever made again.
Sometimes there would be shooting contests between Pimas and whites, Pimas with their bows and arrows and the whites with their firearms. They would place a target at different distances and see who could hit the bull's eye. The Pimas often won the match. They often won prizes of a pair of Army pants or a coat.
At other times, foot races were held at the Post. The Pimas always won the long distance races, but lost the short dashes.
[page 40, Early Days]”
Source: A Pima Remembers
“One of the pitfalls about writing about illness is that it is very easy to imagine people with cancer as either these wise-beyond-their-years creatures or these sad-eyed tragic people. And the truth is, people living with cancer are very much like people who are not living with cancer. They're every bit as funny and complex and diverse as anyone else.”
“One of the pitfalls of childhood is that one doesn't have to understand something to feel it. By the time the mind is able to comprehend what has happened, the wounds of the heart are already too deep.”
Source: The Shadow Of The Wind
“One of the places where research is needed is all the sensory problems. And you get sensory problems not just with autism, but with dyslexia, learning problems, ADHD, attention deficit, you know, things like sound sensitivity, problems with fluorescent lighting.”
“One of the places where we lived when I was growing up had this big wood out the back. And starting when I was about 8, I used to enjoy just walking alone through the wood late. Eleven p.m. Midnight. Later.”
“One of the plagues of our day is that it's easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless in the face of massive violence, poverty and injustice around the globe...One of the greatest needs in this country is for us to have some hope, and to feel empowered that as ordinary people we can make a difference.”
Source: Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist
“One of the plainest truths about both towns and individuals is that they usually don't turn into what we tell them to be, but what they are told they are.”
Source: Beartown
“One of the pleasant duties of America's most famous announcers during the relatively short swing era of the big bands was to host late-night remotes from some of the most famous ballrooms throughout the country.”
“One of the pleasant things about small town life is that everyone, whether rich or poor, liked or disliked, has some kind of a role and place in the community. I never felt that living in a city - as I once did for a couple of years.”
Source: Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast
“One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to have the daily miracle. It does come.”
“One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.”
“One of the pleasantest things in the world is going a journey; but I like to go by myself. I can enjoy society in a room; but out of doors, nature is company enough for me. I am then never less lone than when alone...I cannot see the wit of walking and talking at the same time. When I am in the country, I wish to vegetate like the country...I like solitude, when I give myself up to it, for the sake of solitude...”
Source: On Going a Journey
“One of the pleasantest things in the world is going on a journey; but I like to go by myself.”
Source: Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)
“One of the pleasantest things in the world is going on a journey; I can enjoy society in a room; but out of doors, nature is company enough for me. I am then never less alone than when alone.”
Source: Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)
“One of the pleasures of art is that it enables the mind to move in unanticipated directions, to make connections that may be in some sense errors but are fruitful nonetheless.”
“One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards.”
“One of the pleasures of being a Jew, I don't have to tell you, it allows you anti-Semitism.”
“One of the pleasures of being an actor is quite simply taking a walk in someone else's shoes. And when I look at the roles I've played, I'm kind of amazed at all the wonderful adventures I've had and the different things I've learned.”
“One of the pleasures of being an actor is that it takes you places you wouldn't ordinarily go, and you don't enter as a tourist, you really enter the life of the place.”
“One of the pleasures of looking at the world through mathematical eyes is that you can see certain patterns that would otherwise be hidden.”
“One of the pleasures of reading is seeing this alteration on the pages, and the way, by reading it, you have made the book yours.”
Source: To the Ends of the Earth: The Selected Travels of Paul Theroux
“One of the pleasures of reading old letters is the knowledge that they need no answer.”
“One of the pleasures of travel is to dive into places where others are compelled to live and come out unscathed, full of the malicious pleasure of abandoning them to their fate.”
Source: Cool Memories II, 1987-1990
“One of the pluses of getting older is you set some limits.”