Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they’re finished. Daniel Gilbert, American psychologist, author of Stumbling on Happiness.
Quote of the Day: Stating the Problem
The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution. Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher and Nobel laureate.
Quote of the Day: Drunks and Lamp-Posts
Politicians use statistics in the same way that a drunk uses lamp-posts—for support rather than illumination. Andrew Lang, 1844-1912, Scottish poet, critic, anthropologist; best known for collecting folk and fairy tales like those of the Brothers Grimm. (quote often mis-attributed–in my estimation–to Mark Twain).