“Never bet against the United States of America”
Warren Buffett (1930) American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
Source: The Red Pyramid
“Never bet against the United States of America”
Warren Buffett (1930) American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
“In man's struggle against the world, bet on the world.”
Franz Kafka book The Zürau Aphorisms
52, Im Kampf zwischen Dir und der Welt, sekundiere der Welt.<br>Aphorism 52 in Unpublished Works 1916-1918 http://www.kafka.org/index.php?unpub1916_1918<br>Variant translations:<br>In the struggle between yourself and the world, back the world.<br>In the struggle between yourself and the world, side with the world.<br>In the fight between you and the world, back the world. <br class="br">The Zürau Aphorisms (1917 - 1918) <br class="br">Variant: In the struggle between yourself and the world, second the world.
“Something that bad, it makes the headlines. They were idiots to bet against physics.”
Alastair Reynolds book On the Steel Breeze
Source: On the Steel Breeze (2013), Chapter (p. 149)
“Never try to outstubborn a cat.”
Robert A. Heinlein Time Enough for Love
Source: Time Enough for Love
“Time spent with cats is never wasted.”
Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis
Frequently attributed to Freud, but there is no evidence Freud ever said it http://www.freud.org.uk/about/faq/. <br class="br">Misattributed
Scott Lynch book The Republic of Thieves
Source: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 3 “Blood and Breath and Water” section 1 (p. 146)