Herbert A. Simon Quotes

Most of us really aren't horribly unique. There are 6 billion of us. Put 'em all in one room and very few would stand out as individuals. So maybe we ought to think of worth in terms of our ability to get along as a part of nature, rather than being the lords over nature.

Herbert A. Simon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

NatureThinkStandWorthUniqueOut

Being a unique superpower undermines the military intelligence of strategy. To think strategically, one has to imagine oneself in the enemy's place. If one cannot do this, it is impossible to foresee, to take by surprise, to outflank. Misinterpreting an enemy can lead to defeat. This is how empires fall.

John Berger

IntelligenceImpossibleThinkUnique

My character was obnoxious, had stinky feet and wore things like purple tights and a yellow top. I hated the clothes.

Andrea Barber

CharacterYellowFeetClothesPurple

I like stability in a man, honesty, and security about who you are and what you think of yourself.

Mawra Hocane

HonestyManYourselfThinkYouLike

On March 11, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union, and within a few weeks the full-scale reformation he attempted to carry out both inside his country and in its cold war relations with the West, particularly the United States, began to unfold.

Stephen Cohen

LeaderWarColdCountryMarchOut

I probably belong to a type of composer of songs who keeps thinking about melody... I am old fashioned.

Toru Takemitsu

I AmThinkingOldBelongMelodyWho

Children, even infants, are capable of sympathy. But only after adolescence are we capable of compassion.

Louise J. Kaplan

ChildrenCompassionTeenSympathy

I had a twin, and he didn't make it.

Jay Pharoah

MakeHeTwinHad

Mobs and dictators were made for each other, and when mobs appear, dictators will soon flourish.

Jaron Lanier

WillFlourishDictatorsSoonMade

Great teaching requires incredible talent and dedication, strong intellectual ability and interpersonal skill, real discipline and empathy.

Bruce Rauner

GreatDisciplineTalentDedication

I've come to the conclusion that the best way for me to grow is in a very self-forgiving way: to take a risk and, in response to how a record pans out, take a risk in the opposite charge.

Arca

BestMeGrowWayRiskOut

I see myself as an actor with a love of music.

William Shatner

LoveMusicMyselfActorSeeI See

My challenge was even greater as a journalist, because this was happening in my own backyard.

Paula Zahn

ChallengeMy OwnOwnBackyardEven

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