“Any given man sees only a tiny portion of the total truth, and very often, in fact almost ... perpetually, he deliberately deceives himself about that little precious fragment as well.” MenWellsLittlesFactsTruthGivenTinyPortionsDeceivingFragments Book:A Scanner Darkly Source: A Scanner Darkly
“There are many portions of economical doctrine which appear to me as scientific in form as they are consonant with facts.” FactsFormDoctrinePortionsConsonants Book:The Theory of Political Economy Source: The Theory of Political Economy
“In the long run, though, the greatest IT risk facing most companies is more prosaic than a catastrophe. It is, simply, overspending. IT may be a commodity, and its costs may fall rapidly enough to ensure that any new capabilities are quickly shared, but the very fact that it is entwined with so many business functions means that it will continue to consume a large portion of corporate spending.” MayMeanLongEnoughFactsRunningFallCompanyRiskCostFunctionSpendingCorporateCapabilityPortionsLong RunsCommodityCatastropheEntwinedOverspending Author:Nicholas G. Carr
“So, it's pretty crazy. Look, we're bailing out Wall Street, we're bailing out banks, we're bailing out car companies. In fact, did you know there's a special box on your tax form this year you can check if you want a portion of your taxes to actually go to running the government?” IfsKnowsWantYearsLooksFactsGovernmentRunningFormCompanyCrazyStreetsSpecialCarWallTaxesBoxesChecksPortionsDid You KnowBailing Out Author:Jay Leno