Megan McArdle Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“I'd also like us to encourage people to gang rush shooters, rather than following their instincts to hide; if we drilled it into young people that the correct thing to do is for everyone to instantly run at the guy with the gun, these sorts of mass shootings would be less deadly, because even a guy with a very powerful weapon can be brought down by 8-12 unarmed bodies piling on him at once.”
-- Megan McArdleSource : "There's Little We Can Do to Prevent Another Massacre". www.thedailybeast.com. December 17, 2012.
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“We have made it impossible for children to fall very far—and in so doing, we have robbed them of the joys of climbing high.”
-- Megan McArdleSource : Megan McArdle (2014). “10 Ways to Bounce Back in Business and Life”, p.5, Head of Zeus
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“Over the years, I developed a theory about why writers are such procrastinators: We were too good in English class. This sounds crazy, but hear me out.”
-- Megan McArdleSource : Megan McArdle (2014). “The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success”, p.11, Penguin
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“The up side of down: why failing well is the key to success.”
-- Megan McArdleSource : "The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success". Book by Megan McArdle, January 6, 2014.
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“Entrenched customs represent a social equilibrium, and moving away from that equilibrium is difficult to do on your own.”
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“It is a vast, and pervasive, cognitive mistake to assume that people who agree with you (or disagree) do so on the same criteria that you care about.”
-- Megan McArdleSource : "Egotistical bias". www.theatlantic.com. June 12, 2008.
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“If we wanted a program to help the majority of the population, we'd offer loan guarantees to help poor people get access to reliable cars so that they could have a better shot at getting - and keeping - a well-paying job...A small amount of capital could make a much bigger difference in their lives than extra student loan relief for middle-class college kids would.”
-- Megan McArdle
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“In keeping people straight, principle is not as powerful as a policeman.”
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“Anyone with a gun can go out and commit an act of terrorism, even without a political affiliation.”
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“You can be straight as a gun barrel theologically, and as empty as one spiritually.”
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Source : Aimee Liu (2011). “Restoring Our Bodies, Reclaiming Our Lives: Guidance and Reflections on Recovery from Eating Disorders”, p.4, Shambhala Publications
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