Schmear Bagel Quotes & Sayings

We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them. — William James

And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together. — Jonathan Swift

Death and life were not
Till man made up the whole,
Made lock, stock and barrel
Out of his bitter soul — William Butler Yeats

Well, schmear my bagel, if it isn't Mara Dyer. — Michelle Hodkin

Economies typically do not function well in hyperinflation. The real value of government debt might disappear, but the economy is likely to disappear with it. — Eugene Fama

It's harder to kill people. The empathy is so much stronger that the mind must invent new reasons. But, if we can somehow link it to our own survival, the mind will make the devious twists and turns necessary to rationalize it. We're very good at that. But it changes people. They learn to hate. Your wolf doesn't need to hate what he kills. It would be easier if we could kill without compunction, like your wolf does, but then, we wouldn't be human. — Jean M. Auel