Leslie Jamison My dad is an economist who does global development research. What he practices is a kind of quantifiable empathy: trying to empathize with systems rather than people. – Leslie Jamison Dad Quotes Development Quotes Economist Quotes Empathize Quotes Empathy Quotes Global Quotes People Quotes Practices Quotes Quantifiable Quotes Systems Quotes If you operate under the premise that everybody already has some experiences that could be sources of empathy for them, I wonder if there’s some process of coaxing people into tapping into that knowledge. 12-step recovery is very focused on abstinence, and that’s bled into the broader understanding of treatment. It would be most useful to have multiple senses of what treatment could look like.
John Quelch Product downsizing in the face of inflation in order to maintain retail price points has long been used by food companies, notably manufacturers of candy. – John Quelch
Miley Cyrus There are so many people that have come up to me during our shows and tell me: ‘The hour that we are watching your show is the hour that my kids are happiest and are smiling, they are laughing,’ and that is what I long to do. – Miley Cyrus
Dennis Ritchie I can’t recall any difficulty in making the C language definition completely open – any discussion on the matter tended to mention languages whose inventors tried to keep tight control, and consequent ill fate. – Dennis Ritchie
Lynsey Addario When I’m documenting, for example, a story on women in Afghanistan, I will do a huge amount of research and a lot of time on the ground just getting to know the women before I even start shooting. – Lynsey Addario
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