Douglas Rushkoff Quotes

Fantasy sports went a long way toward developing the sabermetrics formulas used not only by oddsmakers but general managers in hiring players. So the amateur fantasists ended up creating some of the algorithms that Oakland GM Billy Bean's statisticians used to win games with less salary money available for star players.

Douglas Rushkoff

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SportsMoneyWinLongCreatingWay

I'm comfortable with bad news. I feel confident in my ability to solve the problem if I know that there's a problem.

Joe Mantello

ConfidentFeelProblemBadKnow

I believe that 'MasterChef' brings something more to the table, so to speak, than simply being another reality food TV show. My hope is that it will inspire America to get more involved in the food they eat, how it is prepared.

Joe Bastianich

HopeFoodBelieveSpeakInspire

You don't treat cancer - you fight it.

Jenna Morasca

FightTreatYouCancer

Something I've learned being in this industry for so long is that if you want to work with somebody, call them up. Very few musicians have any illusions about genre boundaries. They are useful descriptive terms, but they don't really bind musicians.

John Darnielle

WorkMusiciansLongYouWantUp

It has been great portraying Gollum, but it will be great to see my face on screen for a change.

Andy Serkis

ChangeGreatFaceWillSeeScreen

Would you ask Picasso to explain 'Guernica?' Would you ask Nabokov to explain 'Lolita?' Would you ask Tolstoy about 'War and Peace?' No, you wouldn't dare.

Michael Cimino

PeaceWarYouDareAskExplain

In Britain, like most of the developed world, stem-cell research is regarded as a great opportunity. America will be left behind if it doesn't change policy.

Stephen Hawking

ChangeOpportunityGreatResearch

The beliefs I was raised with - to respect animals and to be aware of nature, to understand that we share this planet with other creatures - have had a huge impact on me.

Stella McCartney

NatureRespectMeImpactUnderstand

I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the media. I have to take advantage of that while I'm still bankable.

Spike Lee

OpportunityPowerPeopleBlessed

The stars played out the way they were supposed to play out, and I'm in the position I'm supposed to be in.

Tory Lanez

StarsPlayWayOutPositionPlayed

It's the progressive left in this country that has viciously and systematically slimed female conservatives for their beliefs. We have the well-worn battle scars to prove it.

Michelle Malkin

BattleCountryScarsProveLeft

'Crime Story' was where I learned that I needed to get to know every crew member: what they did and what their names were and who their families were and whatever things they would give me.

Jon Polito

MeStoryKnowCrimeNamesWhatever

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