“I think I developed a culture of healthy skepticism of claims of certainty on any side of the aisle. A sort of boldness in using economics no matter where it leads you in political circles, you know, rather than worrying about being left-wing or right-wing or biased or this or that.” ThinkingKnowsMatterPoliticalCultureLeftSidesWorryHealthyEconomicsClaimsWingsCirclesCertaintySkepticismBoldnessRight WingBiasedLeft WingAisle Author:David Plotz
“A number of plastic surgeons are claiming that looking at John Kerry now, as opposed to a few months ago, they believe he's had Botox shots. They claim a number of his worry lines have vanished. They haven't vanished, just Howard Dean is wearing them now.” BelieveLinesNumbersWorryHavensMonthsShotsClaimsPlasticSurgeonsDeanJohn KerryBotoxPlastic Surgeons Author:Jay Leno
“There are lots of stories about how philosophy begins. Some people claim it begins in wonder; some people claim it begins in worry. I claim it begins in disappointment.” PeoplePhilosophyStoriesWonderWorryClaimsDisappointment Book:Impossible Objects Source: Impossible Objects
“Taken as hypotheses, religious claims do very badly. Yet the striking fact is that this does not worry Christians.” DoeFactsChristianReligiousWorryTakenClaimsHypothesis Author:Tim Crane
“Satan wants to claim our souls and those of our children. He want our marriages and our families to fail. He wants darkness to reign. Despite thise, we needn't worry or back away from our duty to our family (present or future), our community, or others, for God will always support and bless us in our honest efforts t odo His will. He wants us to suceed more than Satan wants us to fail- and God is always more powerful.” WantChildrenSoulCommunityPowerfulEffortDarknessWorrySupportFailingHonestDutyClaimsOur ChildrenGods WillDespiteOur FamilySatanBlessReignOur Community Author:John H. Groberg
“I will, in fact, claim that the difference between a bad programmer and a good one is whether he considers his code or his data structures more important. Bad programmers worry about the code. Good programmers worry about data structures and their relationships.” ImportantFactsDifferencesWorryTrustClaimsStructureDataCodeProgrammingProgrammersComputer ProgrammingComputer ProgrammersData Structures Author:Linus Torvalds