Paziminio Quotes & Sayings

Well, I'd like to know how it's possible to make your living gambling, because at the table, the odds are .493."

"You're right," he said, "and I'll explain to you. I don't bet on the table, or things like that. I only bet when the odds are in my favor."

"Huh? When are the odds ever in your favor?" I asked incredulously.

"It's really quite easy," he said. "I'm standing around a table, when some guy says, 'It's comin' out nine! It's gotta be a nine!' The guy's excited; he things it's going to be a nine, and he wants to bet. Now I know the odds for all the numbers inside out, so I say to him, 'I'll bet you four to three it's not a nine', and I win in the long run. I don't bet on the table; instead, I bet with people around the table who have prejudices--superstitious ideas about lucky numbers. — Richard Feynman

Yusuf Qaradawi is probably the most well-known legal authority in the whole Muslim world today. — Feisal Abdul Rauf

I have no problem with people feeling a bit down - crikey, you only have to walk down the road to find enough reasons to fall into a depressive coma - but I do have a problem with whining about it. — Mark Barrowcliffe

Whoever undertakes to create soon finds himself engaged in creating himself. — Harold Rosenberg

We do students a great disservice by implying that one set of students is more important than another. — Johann Lamont

Moderation is like sobriety: you would like to have some more, but are afraid of making yourself ill. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

The stench of the manure that Jean was turning had cheered him up a little. He adored its promise of fertility and was sniffing it with the relish of a man smelling a randy woman. — Emile Zola