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For over 30 years, I have collect quotes. It’s a great hobby since it is easy to start or stop, the cost is minimal, and I value the message whether related to investing, retirement, or daily life.
My collection includes about 1,300 quotes from 775 people. Some of the most interesting quotes represent that person’s sole contribution, while others, such as Mark Twain, are quite prolific. The contributors include politicians, philosophers, business leaders, sport celebrities, actors, and others. Many of these people were unknown to me until I came across their quote.
Do you have a favorite quote? Here are five of my favorites:
I’ve used this before on HD. As an engineer, deploying models to predict physical responses for my entire career, I always liked this one:
“All models are wrong, but some are useful”
This is attributed to a British mathematician and statistician, George E. P. Box, but the basic message probably originated earlier and was amended over time.
Jeff, I was considering posting this one. It’s one of my favorites. Many people would benefit from considering and understanding the meaning beneath it.
Rick – I remember you commented the last time I used it. I learned about this quote many years ago and used it in training classes and customer discussions. Everyone should check, re-check, and double-check modeling assumptions – and then do a sanity check on model responses.
“Do to others what you would have them do to you” – Jesus
These are great!
Thanks to the tablet revolution I can keep my favorites as a note.
I, too, have favorites. Some I have posted here.
Tanks again, Mark, for this excellent piece.