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Berlekamp came to realize that much of human interaction is colored by shades of gray that he sometimes found difficult to discern.

Gregory Zuckerman • The Man Who Solved the Market

William Bullock

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“First I shall do some experiments before I proceed further,” he announced, “because my intention is to consult experience first and then with reasoning show why such experience is bound to operate in such a way.”18

Walter Isaacson • Leonardo da Vinci

(1) He could identify problems that needed to be solved; and (2) He could solve them.

Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh • The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership

He could construct complex equations, but more important, he knew that math is the language nature uses to describe her wonders.

Walter Isaacson • Einstein: His Life and Universe

In July, he took on a new role. There was one asset that only he among the Texas Congressmen possessed: Charles Marsh’s friendship. Texas newspapers were overwhelmingly anti-Roosevelt, but Marsh’s six Texas newspapers, including the influential paper in the state capital, were for him. The publisher of six pro-Roosevelt Texas dailies had very littl

Robert A. Caro • The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson I

McLuhan’s view is that mediums matter more than content; it’s the common rules that govern all creation and consumption across a medium that change people and society. Oral culture teaches us to think one way, written culture another. Television turned everything into entertainment and social media taught us to think with the crowd.

Ezra Klein • I Didn’t Want It to Be True, but the Medium Really Is the Message

In a follow-up study by Melita Oden in 1968, the people in the group who seemed to be doing best had only slightly higher IQs. What they had was superior work ethics. They

David Brooks • The Social Animal

He would ask me to get up and “teach” my offensive techniques to a defensive coach, who would play the part of a student—a player. Bill would critique us, teach us how to communicate better and better so that the players would be more fully informed. No other coach in the NFL was coaching his coaches like this. And it was serious business with him.