“When picking a life partner, I don’t get to pick the best one available. I get to pick the best one available who picks me back. In this way, the online dating search process is much more similar to the job search process than it is to the house hunting process.”
― Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Economics I Learned from Online Dating
― Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Economics I Learned from Online Dating
“It's something of a parodox that film, the art that most resembles our
daydreams, is the one most difficult to bring into existence.”
― Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen
daydreams, is the one most difficult to bring into existence.”
― Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers.”
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“Religion provides a feeling that life is ultimately meaningful. It does so by explaining coherently and compellingly what transcends or overshadows everyday life,
in ways that other aspects of culture (such as an educational system or a belief in democracy) cannot (Geertz,
1973; Wuthnow, 1988).”
― Introduction to Sociology
in ways that other aspects of culture (such as an educational system or a belief in democracy) cannot (Geertz,
1973; Wuthnow, 1988).”
― Introduction to Sociology
“the economics of successful marriages are not predicated on a zero-sum game, but instead are built on an unconditional emotional, financial, and lifestyle investment in each other.”
― The Science of Happily Ever After: What Really Matters in the Quest for Enduring Love
― The Science of Happily Ever After: What Really Matters in the Quest for Enduring Love
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