Saturday, January 29, 2011

Power

"The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master , unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty"

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Fame



Don't worry when you are not recognized, 
but strive to be worthy of recognition.

 ----- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865); 16th U.S. President

Words

No man has a prosperity so high or firm, but that two or three words can dishearten it;

and there is no calamity which right words will not begin to redress.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Information overload

Human can't handle too much info.
Too much info does nothing in improving forecast; but increases confidence level.
With computers, more info does increase forecast accuracy.

Human should stick to approximation as we are good at it. Since we are estimating, just a few important inputs will do the job. And, rough data on the inputs will do.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Intelligent



If a rabbit defined intelligence the way man does, then the most intelligent animal would be a rabbit, followed by the animal most willing to obey the commands of a rabbit. 

- Robert Brault, writer (b. 1938)

Monday, January 17, 2011

Aggression

I've no choice but to take aggressive action as he is interrupting my meditation towards peace abiding --- Confused

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Depression

What we called "depression" is often dissatisfaction of what we have or missing some treasures we did not work for -- Mitch Albom, Have a little faith