Sendhil Mullainathan Quotes

Task switching is hard because we do not control what is on our mind. Despite our efforts, the original task continues to occupy our mental bandwidth. Although we can control where our time goes, we cannot fully control how our bandwidth is allocated.

Sendhil Mullainathan

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TimeMindControlHardTaskMental

A zombie amusement park sounds like fun, but the health code violations alone are enough to turn your stomach.

Jim C. Hines

AloneHealthFunEnoughTurnPark

A lot of people thought of me as a threat to Western civilization.

John Milius

PeopleMeThoughtCivilizationLot

I've done a little bit of everything now, but I would like to do a Western because I've never done that.

Max Thieriot

DoneNowNeverEverythingLittle

I've said this before, that, when you're in school and you're the class clown, men are really good at making fun at other people and women are really good at making fun of themselves.

Amy Poehler

GoodWomenMenSchoolFunPeople

Thirty years ago, there was definitely a huge difference between men and women, and the man wanting to feel like the protector, and not scare the wife.

Robin Tunney

WomenMenWifeManFeelThirty

In an era when party fundraising is badly tainted, dinners are a really good way of raising cash for campaigning. Lots of people giving very small amounts of money through ticket sales and raffle prizes: yes, it's much harder work than big donations, but I think it's a more democratic and transparent way of fundraising.

Lucy Powell

WorkGoodMoneyPeopleSmallThink

Why is it okay to write a work of literary fiction where horrible, explicit things happen, where you can't write a book of humor where silly, explicit things are happening?

Josh Gondelman

WorkHumorBookSillyYouWhy

When I was younger, I just thought about playing in the NBA.

Derrick Rose

ThoughtNBAPlayingJustYounger

When people meet me, they're often surprised - I talk a great deal.

Sylvester Stallone

GreatPeopleMeMeetTalkDeal

Will I ever again doubt that miracles exist? Not after giving birth to my daughter at 47 without fertility treatments, after surviving breast cancer.

Susan McBride

DaughterGivingDoubtMiraclesWill

There are so many entertainment options - Netflix, Amazon, Hulu - and especially for younger people, who are Internet-savvy and video game fans.

Toby Emmerich

PeopleGameEntertainmentNetflix

When I married Paul, we lived in St John's Wood in London. We had nice next-door neighbours, but you don't know anyone else. Everyone lives in isolation.

Linda McCartney

IsolationYouKnowNiceWoodLondon

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