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Payoff Quotes

People enter Web sites hoping to be led somewhere, hoping for a payoff.

"Go with the flow". Interview with John Geirland, www.wired.com. September 1, 1996.

The payoffs in showbiz seemed as random as a slot machine.

Kathie Lee Gifford, Jim Jerome (1993). “I Can't Believe I Said That!”, Pocket

The best practical advice then is: try to maximize your expected payoff, which is the sum of all payoffs multiplied by probabilities.

Howard Raiffa (1982). “The Art and Science of Negotiation”, p.31, Harvard University Press

We're perfectly willing to trade away a big payoff for a certain payoff.

"Why Won't Buffett Invest in Tech Stocks?". The Motley Fool, www.fool.com. March 06, 2000.

The payoff of a human venture is, in general, inversely proportional to what it is expected to be.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Fragility"”, p.24, Random House

What payoff are you getting for remaining stuck at this point in your expansion?

Julia Cameron (2012). “The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity”, p.129, Souvenir Press