My Favorite Quotes

This is a living document. I add to it whenever something stops me in my tracks.

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On Embracing Uncertainty

What to do, as a machine learning expert, when the machine learning model is at odds with domain knowledge?

Embrace it.

— Christopher Molnar

One of the most honest things I’ve read about doing ML in a real scientific context. The tension between what the model says and what you know is not a problem to be resolved — it’s where the interesting science lives.

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On Not Taking Yourself Too Seriously

Brunson recently jokingly asked what Hart (career NBA scoring average of 9.8 PPG) does to earn his $12 million salary, and Hart said:

“Run around like an idiot during the game and just f— s— up.”

— Josh Hart

I think about this more than I should. There’s a version of every job — including research — that is just showing up with energy and making things happen by sheer effort and presence. Sometimes that’s enough. Sometimes that’s everything.

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On Learning

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

— Benjamin Franklin (probably)

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On Persistence

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.

— Louisa May Alcott

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More added as I encounter them.