Herbert A. Simon Quotes

Forget about Nobel prizes; they aren't really very important.

Herbert A. Simon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: economist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 15, 1916 - February 9, 2001

Topics

ImportantForgetPrizesVeryReally

I make my world chaotic. It's like a whirlpool.

Jimmy Iovine

WorldMakeLikeChaotic

As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.

John Greenleaf Whittier

BusinessTruthSmallYouLeverage

Want to depose the government of a poor country with resources? Want to bash Muslims? Want to build support for American military interventions around the world? Want to undermine governments that are raising their people up from poverty because they don't conform to the tastes of Upper West Side intellectuals? Use human rights as your excuse!

Stephen Kinzer

GovernmentSupportPeopleWorldWant

Nowadays, who actually listens to the tracks on an album, anyway?

Stephen Morris

WhoNowadaysListensAlbumAnyway

The secret story is the one we'll never know, although we're living it from day to day, thinking we're alive, thinking we've got it all under control and the stuff we overlook doesn't matter.

Roberto Bolano

DayControlStoryThinkingLiving

I rarely get a moment to myself, but I love the way that my agenda is dictated by the children, not my work.

Monica Ali

WorkLoveChildrenMyselfMoment

I teethed on books of heroes such as Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and King David.

Luke Ford

KingHeroesBooksAbrahamChurchill

I do enjoy doing action quite clearly, but I also really like doing comedy.

Chris Pine

ActionComedyDoingEnjoyClearly

I wish people wouldn't think of me as a saint - unless they agree with the definition of a saint that a saint's a sinner who goes on trying.

Aung San Suu Kyi

PeopleMeThinkWishTryingI Wish

I think that building political power has to come from the outside and from within. Meaning, we have to build political alternatives to the existing system, and we have to try to impact what is happening in the existing system.

Alicia Garza

PowerBuildingThinkImpactMeaning

I had the question asked of me before, 'What do you like better: singing or playing guitar?' If I'm gonna be totally truthful, if that microphone's in my hand, I'm loving it. When the guitar's in my hand, I'm a little nervous, but I'm still loving it.

Phil Anselmo

MeSingingGuitarBetterYouLoving

There is a time and place for publicity, but to stay a sane person, you must have a personal life.

Liam Hemsworth

LifeTimeYouPlacePersonPersonal

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