"There's no such thing as a free lunch." - Milton Friendman
Once upon a time, in a far-off land, our wise sage, Merchant Aristotle, proclaimed to all his eager pupils that there is no such thing as a free lunch
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"All people are born alike" - except Republicans and Democrats. -- Groucho Marx
In a recent academic conference, a professor of political science invoked the classic, if apocryphal, Groucho Marx quip, “All people are born alike – except Republicans and Democrats,” to a mixture of laughter and uneasy groans
"In Hollywood, all marriages are happy. It's trying to live together afterwards that causes the problems." - Shelley Winters
The scent of jasmine hung heavy in the air, strangely out of sync with the low hum of anxiety buzzing around the Chateau Marmont
"Everybody likes a kidder, but nobody lends him money." - Arthur Miller
In a world where charm and charisma can take you far, there's a fine line between being likable and being taken advantage of
"You may easily play a joke on a man who likes to argue" - agree with him. -- Edgar W. Howe
The quiet corner booth at O’Malley’s Diner, usually reserved for early-bird specials and hushed conversations, was the epicenter of a minor, yet deeply satisfying, intellectual skirmish Tuesday afternoon
One planet is all you get.
One planet is all you get—this simple yet profound truth has become the rallying cry for environmentalists, scientists, and policymakers worldwide as the gravity of Earth’s ecological crisis deepens
All Finagle Laws may be bypassed by learning the simple art of doing without thinking.
In the realm of human behavior and organizational dynamics, the concept of Finagle Laws—those seemingly inevitable, often humorous principles that dictate how things tend to go wrong—has long been a subject of fascination and frustration