Nathan Myhrvold What you do on a dinosaur expedition is you hike and look at the ground. You find bones sticking out of the dirt and, once you see something, you dig. – Nathan Myhrvold Bones Quotes Dig Quotes Dinosaur Quotes Dirt Quotes Expedition Quotes Ground Quotes Hike Quotes Sticking Quotes Being a visionary is a new profession, but it is really just a variant on fortunetelling, which may be the world’s oldest. And its marketing appeal is similar – people will pay for reassurance about the unknown. My company invents all kinds of new technology in lots of different areas. And we do that for a couple of reasons. We invent for fun – invention is a lot of fun to do – and we also invent for profit. The two are related because the profit actually takes long enough that if it isn’t fun, you wouldn’t have the time to do it.
Jessica Henwick I learned more on ‘Spirit Warriors’ than I think I have on any other job. – Jessica Henwick
Amy Chua The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was China’s golden age, and contrary to what I was told when I was growing up, Tang China was founded by a man who by today’s standards was no more than half Chinese. It was a mixed-blood dynasty that pulled in ‘barbarians’ from the steppe. – Amy Chua
Andy Goldsworthy The hardened mass of liquid stones had much stronger qualities than those which had simply torn. The skin remained a recognisable part of the molten stone. – Andy Goldsworthy
George Akerlof I think what Bob Shiller and I are doing is we’re focusing on macroeconomics and the role of psychology in macroeconomics. – George Akerlof
Diana Taurasi Personal relationships become really hard when you’re away from home and long-distance. – Diana Taurasi
Steve Alford I never in my wildest dreams thought I would get even one play at Indiana, let alone 25 years later, walk Bruin Walk, walk UCLA where Coach Wooden built his legacy. – Steve Alford
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