“Whenever I take a position, I like to imagine what it would be like under the worst-case scenario. In doing so, I minimize the confusion if that situation actually develops. In my view, losses are a very important part of trading. When a loss happens, I believe in embracing it.” IfsBelieveImportantHappensWould BeI BelieveLossViewsSituationCasesImagineWorstPositionI Believe InConfusionTradingScenariosWorst Case Scenario Author:Gil Blake
“It's absolutely philistine not to recognize what a great book 'An American Dream' is. Norman Mailer is his own worst enemy, and if you don't catch him in a defensive position, he'll admit it. I'd really like to help that man.” IfsMenBookHelpingDreamEnemyWorstPositionAmerican DreamWorst EnemyGreat BookPhilistines Author:Germaine Greer
“The radicals...want speech regulated by codes that proscribe certain language. They see free speech as at best a delusion, at worst a threat to the welfare of minorities and women....The most obvious (and cynical) explanation for the switched positions is the switched situations. Protesting students became established professors and administrators. For outsiders, free speech is bread and butter; for insiders, indigestion. To the new academics, unregulated free speech spells trouble.” WantCertainLanguageSituationTroubleWorstPositionStudentsSpeechThreatObviousBreadRadicalCodeWelfareExplanationMinoritiesDelusionProfessorsSpellsCynicalFree SpeechOutsidersAdministratorsInsidersIndigestionBread And Butter Author:Russell Jacoby
“Anybody who suggests that I run for governor is no friend of mine. It's a terrible position, and besides, it requires living in Albany, which is small-town life at its worst.” RunningWorstPositionMinesTerribleTownsGovernorsSmall TownAmerican PoliticsNo FriendsSmall Town LifeAlbany Author:Ed Koch
“By an irony of fate, my first employment was as a draughtsman. I hated drawing; it was for me the very worst of annoyances. Fortunately, it was not long before I secured the position I sought, that of chief electrician to the telephone company.” FirstsLongCompanyFateWorstPositionDrawingEmploymentChiefsHatedIronyTelephonesSecuredAnnoyanceElectrician Author:Nikola Tesla
“I was a feminist in the Sixties, and can you imagine? The worst thing I could have done was to be in fashion. It was the most uncomfortable position.” DoneImagineWorstFashionPositionFeministUncomfortableSixtyWorst Things Author:Miuccia Prada
“You're who you think you are, even if you never admit it to yourself or to anyone else. You may be in the worst position to judge, but you're in the best position to know.” IfsThinkingKnowsMayWorstPositionJudging Author:Marilyn vos Savant
“I don't mind if people don't like me. Well, I might a little ... but I really mind it when somebody uses their position at Time magazine to tell 10 million people they don't like me. I know what it's like to have your private life painted in the worst possible light in front of a lot of people.” PeopleIfsKnowsMindWellsLittlesUseLightMightMillionsWorstFrontsPositionLike MeMagazinesPrivate LifeDon't Like MeTime MagazinePain In Life Author:Steve Jobs
“A lot of artists have been persuaded into doing whatever they can do to gain attention. The media, of course, will position and promote the worst of them to the front page. The sidewalk to crime becomes the marketing campaign. These artists have seen it work and sell millions and millions of records for other artists.” Has BeensArtistCoursesCan DoAttentionMillionsRecordsWorstMediaFrontsCrimePositionPagesGainsSellsMarketingCampaignsSidewalkMarketing Campaigns Author:Chuck D