Markov Chains Quotes & Sayings

We accept every person in the world as that for which he gives himself out, only he must give himself out for something. We can put up with the unpleasant more easily than we can endure the insignificant. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction. — G.I. Gurdjieff

To us, the argument for material well-being might seem uncontroversial. But in the eighteenth century, material prosperity was frequently condemned as "luxury" by religious and civic moralists. It was not a morally neutral word but a pejorative one, connoting not comfort but excess, the possession of nonnecessities. The notion of luxury was intricately connected with the existence of a recognized social hierarchy: what was necessary for those of high status was regarded as excessive for those of low status. Luxury meant the enjoyment of material goods not appropriate to one's station in life. Critics of luxury saw it as confounding social ranks. P. 40 — Jerry Z. Muller

This was always the problem when talking to Fuka-Eri. All roads inevitably gave out. — Haruki Murakami

His smile wavers. I've been looking at him too long. 'Are you OK?' he says.
I nod, take a deep breath.
Then I lean over and kiss him. — Emma Pass

The more diverse your team, the better you'll be at identifying what a diversity of users perceive as problems. — David Livermore

My analysis is that the gays are about 5% of the attack on marriage in this country, and the feminists are about 95%. — Phyllis Schlafly

Sometimes in this whole Medicare prescription drug debate, we focus on the prescription drug benefit, and I am glad we do because it is the first time we have ever offered real help to seniors, especially the poor, those in need. — John Shimkus