“There is a rampant tendency in any industry where someone is trying to sell something with a bunch of data, where they cherry pick a little bit... bias a little bit. This becomes quite easy when there is an enormous amount of data to cherry pick from.” TryingLittlesEasyBitsIndustryAmountLittle BitPicksSellsEnormousBunchTendenciesDataBiasCherries Author:Burt Rutan
“You have to realize that your work is done by your body, and if your body is in very bad health, it's not going to work for you no matter how young you are. So, I'm a bit of an athletic coach when it comes to trying to respect my body's needs and tendencies, and when I teach students, I try and persuade them of the same.” IfsNeedsTryingMatterDoneBodyYoungBitsRealizingTeachStudentsYour BodyCoachesTendenciesGoing To WorkAthleticBad Health Author:Reynolds Price
“I actually have a weird tendency to say things to people that they were just about to say. I always freak my best friend out with that. So I might have a bit of psychic power.” PeopleMightBitsTendenciesFreakPsychicsMy Best Friend Author:Lauren Lee Smith
“I've never seen novels as built things. I have a tendency to see them as found things so that I always feel a little bit like an archaeologist who's working to get some fragile fossil out of the ground. And the more you get out unbroken, the better you succeed.” FeelsLittlesFoundBitsNovelSucceedLittle BitBuiltTendenciesFragileFossilsUnbrokenArchaeologists Author:Stephen King
“The 16 years have gone so fast. I came to Minnesota as a 19-year-old kid. Marv Grissom was the pitching coach, an old-timer who taught me quite a bit. Marv didn't like the way I stepped toward the plate. I had a tendency to throw across my body. So, he took me off to the side at Met Stadium and put a chair on the mound. If I threw across my body, I would step on the chair. Marv was trying to hurt me. I fooled him. I started stepping the right way.” IfsWayTryingYearsBodyKidsBitsSidesHurtStepsGoneTaughtMetsCoachesTendenciesChairsPlatesRight WayStadiumsHurt MePitchingFooledMinnesotaTimerOld Timers Author:Bert Blyleven