Overfitting Problem Quotes & Sayings

Zoroaster said, when in doubt abstain; but this does not always apply. At cards, when in doubt take the trick. — Josh Billings

The strangest part of the dream,' said Pelletier, 'was the water was alive. — Roberto Bolano

had gone to heaven. Enoch was "translated" and Elijah was "taken up." One could "ascend" a ladder (Jesus had told Nathanael that he would see angels ascending and descending on the Son of Man, and Jacob beheld a ladder in his midnight dream at Bethel) or one could "ascend" to Jerusalem, moving to a higher elevation from sea level. The term could be used figuratively to refer to the elevation of a king to his royal office. But no one ever had "ascended to heaven" in the sense in which Jesus was speaking. The ascension of Jesus was the supreme political event of world history. He ascended — R.C. Sproul

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice. — Wayne W. Dyer

Mamma, don't you see -- you shouldn't hit me. He shouldn't hit me. You shouldn't hit me about God, Mamma. You should never hit anybody about God . . . . — Philip Roth

Depression really did make a person want to sleep all the time. Who knew? — Darynda Jones

We are not on this planet to ask forgiveness of our deities. — Scott Cunningham

What silliness that we must consider the proper order of milk and tea when pouring a cup."
Callie swallowed back a laugh. "I suppose you do not place much stock in such ceremony in Venice?"
"No. It is liquid. It is warm. It is not coffee. Why worry?" Juliana's smile flashed, showing a dimple in her cheek.
"Why indeed?" Callie said, wondering, fleetingly, if Juliana's brothers had such an endearing trait.
"Do not be concerned," Juliana held up a hand dramatically. "I shall endeavor to remember tea first, milk second. I should hate to cause another war between Britain and the Continent."
Callie laughed, accepting a cup of perfectly poured tea from the younger woman. "I am certain that Parliament will thank you for your diplomacy. — Sarah MacLean

wether I ought not to punish him by dismissing him at once after this reconciliation, or by marrying and teazing him for ever. — Jane Austen

The difficult truth is that the basic law of thermodynamics still holds: When we eat more calories than we expend, we gain weight. When we burn more energy through physical activity or exercise than we take in from food and drinks, we lose weight. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Japanese food makes me feel particularly good. — David Mitchell

language is never neutral — Paulo Freire

Was that what it means to be an adult, to live with ugly ambiguities? — Banana Yoshimoto