Charles Jencks The rule seems to be that there are no absolutes, that what is rare is prized. Thus, in times of relative affluence, thin models become dominant. – Charles Jencks Absolutes Quotes Affluence Quotes Dominant Quotes Models Quotes Prized Quotes Rare Quotes Relative Quotes Rule Quotes Times Quotes You have to believe in a placebo or it won’t work, but if it works, it’s obviously working in some indirect way, through feedback in the immune system, let us say, or in the willpower of the patient to take a more strenuous exercise in their own therapy. Pick up a sunflower and count the florets running into its centre, or count the spiral scales of a pine cone or a pineapple, running from its bottom up its sides to the top, and you will find an extraordinary truth: recurring numbers, ratios and proportions.
Cindy CrawfordParenting It’s a huge change for your body. You don’t even want to look in the mirror after you’ve had a baby, because your stomach is just hanging there like a Shar-Pei. – Cindy Crawford
LeadershipNancy Mace Leadership means doing the right thing, even against your own party. – Nancy Mace
Christian Laettner The only thing I can control is winning on the basketball court. – Christian Laettner
Darren Star I think women have such rich emotional lives that they are expressive about. I also think they’re funny. I like watching strong female characters, and I like writing them. I don’t know if it’s conscious that I gravitate towards women, but it’s certainly evolved that way. – Darren Star
Charlie Munger I think time and time again, in reality, psychological notions and economic notions interplay, and the man who doesn’t understand both is a damned fool. – Charlie Munger
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