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Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion.

Quote by Scott Adams about people, principle, religion, nothing, things

When I produce a movie - and I've produced a number of movies, unlike Arnold - yes, I'm frustrated when the union says you can't do this, you can't work past that hour, you've got to break for lunch. But ultimately, they're right. What they do is...

Quote by Warren Beatty about union, numbers, past, rightness, work

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the...

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about revenge

In this case, I realize that, unlike when I was 22 years...

In this case, I realize that, unlike when I was 22 years old, I realize now that football will not go on forever, it is a small part of your life.

Quote by Brett Favre about football, old, olderness, life

Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of...

Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.

Quote by Billy Joel about being

The police here in San Francisco have a very difficult...

The police here in San Francisco have a very difficult job, not unlike a lot of other cities in the world.

Quote by Don Johnson about police, world

The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything...

The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything in film or theater. I can see why it's so addictive.

Quote by Gwyneth Paltrow about opinion, film

In this country, unlike many of the Slavic and European...

In this country, unlike many of the Slavic and European countries, you can't make a living only in the theater, so you have to do TV and movies.

Quote by Estelle Parsons about country

This empire, unlike any other in the history of the world, has been built primarily through economic manipulation, through cheating, through fraud, through seducing people into our way of life, through the economic hit men. I was very much a part...

Quote by John Perkins about history, cheating, man, world, life, people

Our body - as a definition of an unlikely destiny, even...

Our body - as a definition of an unlikely destiny, even if a priori destiny.

Quote by Iulian Boldea about body, destiny

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