Preferentially Quotes

#1. There is a report that says that kids who watch violent TV programs tend to be more violent when they grow up. But did the TV cause the violence, or do violent children preferentially enjoy watching violent programs?

Carl Sagan

#2. Now the amygdala is our early warning detector, our danger detector. It sorts and scours through all of the information looking for anything in the environment that might harm us. So given a dozen news stories, we will preferentially look at the negative news.

Peter Diamandis

#3. when we do science or are confronted with data the most important question to ask about the results is always whether some bias is present that leads us preferentially to draw one conclusion rather than another from the evidence.

Anonymous

#4. Don't take that tone with me, Gideon. I'm tired of being an open book for you while you hoard all your secrets.

Sylvia Day

#5. My would-be assassin was a very good shot.

Benedict Jacka

#6. One must be a fox in order to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten off wolves. Those who simply act like lions are stupid.

Niccolo Machiavelli

#7. I constantly remind myself that resting takes confidence. Anyone can train like a mad man but to embrace rest and to allow all the hard training to come out takes mental strength.

Ryan Hall

#8. The degree to which the child-rearing professionals continue to be out of touch with reality is astounding. For example, a widely read manual on breast-feeding, devotes fewer than two pages to the working mother.

Sylvia Ann Hewlett

#9. So, are you a hero, Cole Walker?"
"What is a hero, really?"
"I suppose it's someone that saves people."
"Yeah, I suppose it is."
"So, do you save people?"
"I'm only fifteen. Give me a chance.

Samantha Young