#payoffs

An international race in the relevant technologies is getting under way at this point, not necessarily with an understanding of where that race leads in the long run, but strongly motivated by the short-term payoffs. ↗

— K. Eric Drexler

#international #leads #long #long run #motivated

My dogs are a priority and a big responsibility... but the payoffs are well worth it. ↗

— Will Estes

#big responsibility #dogs #payoffs #priority #responsibility

Bank of America is to sweetheart loans and Democratic Party payoffs as Paula Deen is to sugar and bacon grease. ↗

— Michelle Malkin

#bacon #bank #democratic #democratic party #grease

The payoffs in showbiz seemed as random as a slot machine. ↗

— Kathie Lee Gifford

#payoffs #random #seemed #showbiz #slot

Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion. ↗

— Scott Adams

#behind #better #defines #humans #irrational