“When you're reading a novel, I think the reason you care about how any given plot turns out is that you take it as a data point in the big story of how the world works. Does such-and-such a kind of guy get the girl in the end? Does adultery ever bring happiness? How do winners become winners?” ThinkingWorldKindDoeBookEndsReasonStoriesBigsCareGuyTurnsGirlReadingGivenNovelDataWinnerPlotAdultery Author:Elif Batuman
“Extreme views are never just; something always turns up which disturbs the calculations formed upon their data.” TurnsViewsExtremesDataCalculations Book:Works Source: Works
“I'm pretty active anyway, but I'm also competitive.I used my Fitbit as an example of the innate power of data to turn information into insights and actions.” ActionUsedTurnsInformationExampleInsightActiveDataInnate Author:Michael Dell
“Yet the companions of the Muses will keep their collective nose in my books And weary with historical data, they will turn to my dance tune.” BookTurnsHistoricalDataNosesTunesCollectivesCompanionMuseWeary Book:New Selected Poems and Translations Source: New Selected Poems and Translations