tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post8284687197360149988..comments2024-03-14T11:09:32.759-05:00Comments on Falkenblog: My Favorite QuotesEric Falkensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-55842531140331840972013-04-06T11:19:58.183-05:002013-04-06T11:19:58.183-05:00"Brevity is my forte""Brevity is my forte"$9,000,000,000 Write Offhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455548811771787363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-29580397913567824442013-04-06T06:09:05.669-05:002013-04-06T06:09:05.669-05:00Another one that's missing (taken from your re...Another one that's missing (taken from your review of The Black Swan):<br />"The plural of anecdote is not data".<br />John Voshttp://www.quixoticfinance.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-12971895419914210492013-04-05T09:42:56.373-05:002013-04-05T09:42:56.373-05:00You forgot forest gump!
"laff is lak a box o...You forgot forest gump!<br /><br />"laff is lak a box o chocolates..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-89061321715428383482013-04-05T08:54:52.532-05:002013-04-05T08:54:52.532-05:00That top quote is there via a quirk in my sorting ...That top quote is there via a quirk in my sorting algorithm...I did try to rank quotes by importance when I was having my 'top100' phase, but gave up. Eric Falkensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-70990091264401985822013-04-05T02:34:38.438-05:002013-04-05T02:34:38.438-05:00Is there any special significance with the first q...Is there any special significance with the first quote? I ask because this is the only one that is not in alphabetical order. If I had to guess, I'd venture this has some personal significance due to your experiences and stance on low-volatility investing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-33214027986809419522013-04-04T22:52:34.782-05:002013-04-04T22:52:34.782-05:00Alright!
I have always liked quotations that are ...Alright!<br /><br />I have always liked quotations that are pithy definitions such as Richard Dawkins’ “Life results from the non-random survival of randomly varying replicators.” or: “The difference between a civil war and a revolution is whether you win or lose.”<br /><br />Hours of though-provoking fun here. Thanks.<br />Mercurynoreply@blogger.com