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rickColosimo / July 16, 2019
I’m impressed by the restraint over at Bloomberg. Justin Bachman wrote this entire article about tracking private jets to unearth pending deals, and no one mentioned Bud Fox. If you can’t place the...
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rickColosimo / August 11, 2017
A lot of pharmaceuticals were invented using some process that on first hearing sounded pretty stupid. Trouble is, a lot of stupid things start out pretty stupid, too. Straight Dope
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rickColosimo / December 18, 2012
I often write in a prolific burst when starting a post, rushing to get the thoughts out of my head and onto the screen. But, in looking back over many old posts at ThoughtStorm or rickcolosimo.com,...
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rickColosimo / November 16, 2012
This is truly one of my favorite quotes: I can explain all the poems that ever were invented — and a good many that haven’t been invented just yet. Humpty Dumpty
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rickColosimo / August 4, 2011
Tom said: What you need is someone who is interesting, dynamic, can handle your craziness, and is not psycho. That’s a tall order. This will be on the test. 🙂
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rickColosimo / March 4, 2011
Two standard deviations above asshole is ‘brilliant.’ -RJC I forgot how I got onto this topic with my friend Tom, but it made sense at the time. Promise.
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rickColosimo / December 30, 2010
It is certainly true that what a person is determines how he writes or speaks. But the converse is also true, at least in part. In the struggle to give clear and natural and forceful and sometimes ...
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rickColosimo / November 23, 2010
“And hanging crooked above his desk is a cheap black frame that contains an inspirational quote that has been attributed to Calvin Coolidge. Under the heading PRESS ON, it reads:” Nothing in the wo...
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rickColosimo / November 22, 2010
I recently saw this Lifehacker post on Quotabl.es, which is a standalone website that will collect and keep quotes that you like. It allows for tagging quotes and the [now-obligatory] ability to sh...
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rickColosimo / November 18, 2010
Here are two related quotes that resurfaced in my life today (well, one did and that always makes me think of the second): Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupid...
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rickColosimo / November 5, 2010
I wonder if there’s a WordPress plugin to count all the parentheses in my blog posts. Quotation of the Day: A picturesque talent will express itself in concrete images; a genial nature will smile i...
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rickColosimo / April 10, 2009
Today’s NYT has a story about a former Capitol Hill staffer who is a “dissenter” and “skeptic” on climate change issues. He might even be a “misinformer.” Congratulations to the NYT for breaking ou...
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rickColosimo / September 2, 2008
I read somewhere (here’s one reference and one that makes it both positive and negative, and another – any other favorites?) of someone referring to the not-so-casual, i.e., intentional, dropping o...
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rickColosimo / May 30, 2008
I recently came across this quote and have been upset about not getting it posted sooner. It just oozes character. An excess of parental attention may build self-esteem, which is useless, at the ex...
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