Davey Boyer

“We are hardwired to reach biased interpretations of data that run counter to beliefs we hold and care deeply about. So when we are called on to examine objective evidence or information, we are predisposed to look at the evidence that supports what we already believe. We see what we expect to see, and we see what we wish to see.”
― David Sally Chris Anderson, The Numbers Game 6 Copy Counter Display

“If change happened gradually, you could see that you were getting closer and closer to your goal- and you wouldn't be surprised when you reached it. But if nothing happens and then everything happens, you are in the strange position of being discouraged during the long stretch when nothing is happening and stunned at the point when it all shifts.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, Revenge of the Tipping Point

“Jaroslav enjoyed the fun, but the simple fact was that he wanted to make a career in hockey. As a fan, he worshipped icon Vladimir Zabrodsky, the star of the 1940's world champion Czechoslovakia team, and had an autographed photo of the man with the inscription, "If you want to know more, you need to practice as if you know nothing." Those words would become Jaroslav's mantra for decades to come as he strove to be great. In part, it was simply that Jaroslav was in love with hockey. In part, it was that he had a fire burning inside that drove him to fight to win in any competition he faced. But there was something else. He had seen was the Communists did to his father: they had deemed the butcher replaceable and treated him accordingly. Jaroslav Jr. refused to allow such a thing to happen to himself. He would make himself indispensable. He would make himself too good to be denied.”
― Ethan Scheiner, Freedom to Win: A Cold War Story of the Courageous Hockey Team That Fought the Soviets for the Soul of Its People - and Olympic Gold

“It wasn't until I was seventeen and moved away to college that I discovered how the world is mostly populated by strangers.”
― Hope Jahren, Lab Girl