“You know why men make more money than women? Because, in the unlikely event that we're both on the Titanic and it starts to sink, for some reason, you get to leave with the kids and I have to stay - that's why I get the dollar more an hour.” KnowsMenReasonKidsHoursEventsDollarsMore MoneyUnlikelyWhy MeBurrs Author:Bill Burr
“The government-sponsored institution Fannie Mae, when I look at its risks, seems to be sitting on a barrel of dynamite, vulnerable to the slightest hiccup. But not to worry: their large staff of scientists deemed these events "unlikely."” LooksSeemsGovernmentWorryRiskEventsSittingScientistInstitutionsVulnerableStaffUnlikelyBarrelsDynamiteMaeHiccups Author:Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“Money is the driving force of Hand to Mouth, the lack of money, and all those true stories about strange things in The Red Notebook, coincidences and unlikely events, surprise, the unexpected.” StoriesHandsForceEventsStrangeMouthsRedSurpriseDrivingUnexpectedCoincidenceUnlikelyNotebookStrange ThingsTrue StoryDriving Force Author:Paul Auster