The story of the Kelly system is a story of secrets – or if you prefer, a story of entropy. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, William Poundstone, Entropy, Secret, Stories, 0 - William Poundstone Copy
In real conversations, we are always trying to outguess each other. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, William Poundstone, Always Trying, Conversation, 0 - William Poundstone Copy
Kelly was aware that there is one type of favorable bet available to everyone; the stock market. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, William Poundstone, 0 - William Poundstone Copy
The assumption that anything true is knowable is the grandfather of paradoxes. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, William Poundstone, Assumption, Grandfather, Paradox, 0 - William Poundstone Copy
Your second ducat, like your second million, is never quite as sweet. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, William Poundstone, Like You, Never Quit, Sweet, 0 - William Poundstone Copy
At a bare minimum, understanding entails being able to detect an internal contradiction: a paradox. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, William Poundstone, Paradox, 0 - William Poundstone Copy
Every step which the intelligence of Europe has taken has been in spite of the clerical party. - Victor Hugo Writer · France
Literature is the province of imagination, and stories, in whatever guise, are meditations on life. Explain - Paula Fox Author · USA
The Test arena is a place I have been desperate to get back to, it is the pinnacle of the sport - James Taylor Musician · USA
Really, trees are nearly as important as men, and much better behaved. - Winifred Holtby Writer · England
Some may study side by side, and yet be asunder when they come to the logic of things. Explain - Confucius Philosopher · China
Your naked body should only belong to those who fall in love with your naked soul. - Charlie Chaplin Actor · United Kingdom