Sendhil Mullainathan Quotes

Serial tasking is hard because switching tasks is hard, even when the tasks are easy and similar. In some experiments, bilingual speakers are asked to read out numbers, first in one language and then midway in another language. They often stumble at the switch, taking many tries before they hit their stride again.

Sendhil Mullainathan

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Don't buy the bootlegs, save your stuff, everything's coming back out.

Jerry Only

BackEverythingOutComingBuyYour

Never in my life have I been captivated by by anybody onscreen the way I was when I saw Audrey Hepburn for the first time. She's everything a woman should be.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

LifeTimeWomanMy LifeWayNever

Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis.

John Dewey

HistoryManSurrenderIntellectual

We need to hit pause, and possibly reset, as we think about this whole Syrian refugee resettlement issue.

Jeff Duncan

ThinkPauseNeedRefugeeWholeHit

Digital-Original publishing embraces the non-conventional and genre-busting story. It allows me to share good stories with readers who will enjoy them, and at a reasonable price.

Michael A. Stackpole

GoodMeStoryEnjoyPriceWill

A narrative is like a room on whose walls a number of false doors have been painted; while within the narrative, we have many apparent choices of exit, but when the author leads us to one particular door, we know it is the right one because it opens.

John Updike

WallsDoorChoicesDoorsKnowRight

It's the beauty of WWE. We use all our platforms to cross-promote each other and vice versa.

Triple H

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There is no Senate rule governing the proper uses of the filibuster.

Tony Snow

RuleSenateGoverningProperUses

I remember when I was 12, talking with my friends about what we wanted to do with our lives, astronauts, forensic detectives, all these different jobs. And the only thing I could think was an actor.

Tony Revolori

ThinkFriendsTalkingRememberActor

The reality is that a person who has always struggled with numbers is unlikely to be a great accountant or statistician.

Tom Rath

GreatRealityAccountantPersonWho

I never cooked before I became vegan. Preparing a meal as opposed to ordering in all the time, you start thinking about where your food comes from and how it gets to your table. You notice that chain.

Robin Quivers

TimeFoodStartThinkingYouTable

Evening the playing field for women workers is a matter of fairness and with women now providing a significant share of their family's income, it is a family issue.

Rosa DeLauro

FamilyWomenEveningFairnessMatter

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