“Even intelligence is rather an accident of Nature,” White writes, “and to say that an intelligent man deserves his rewards in life is to say that he is entitled to be lucky.” It doesn’t seem like coincidence that White played poker.
Aqui
“Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.”
Shakespeare
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Chance / uma martelada na meritocracia
Em terra de cegos.. ninguém é eleito!
“when it comes to voter support, physical appearance matters”
“the reasons we vote for particular candidates could have less to do with politics and more to do with basic cognitive processes—in particular, perception.”
On the Face of It: The Psychology of Electability: here
