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May Quotes - Page 147

By focusing too myopically on what we want God to do on our behalf, we may miss the significance of what he has already done.

Philip Yancey (1988). “Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud”, p.223, Harper Collins

Every present occasion will catch the senses of the vain man; and with that bridle and saddle you may ride him.

Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.115

...Ere midnight’s frown and morning’s smile, ere thou and peace may meet.

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1840). “The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley”, p.193

Econometrics may be defined as the quantitative analysis of actual economic phenomena based on the concurrent development of theory and observation, related by appropriate methods of inference.

"Report of the evaluative committee for Econometrica". Paper by Paul Samuelson, Tjalling Koopmans, and Richard Stone. Econometrica - journal of the Econometric Society, pp. 141-146, 1954.

We need to have lectures about why we can't have every day things like mayonnaise, ketchup and Coke.

"Paolo Di Canio ridiculed as 'managerial charlatan' by Martin O'Neill" by Ewan Murray, www.theguardian.com. November 10, 2013.