RobinZ comments on Rationality quotes: September 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobinZ 01 September 2010 01:23:11PM 2 points [-]

Billy [Beane] wasn't one to waste a lot of time worrying about whether he was motivated by a desire to succeed or the pursuit of truth. To his way of thinking the question was academic, since the pursuit of truth was, suddenly, the key to success.

Michael Lewis, Moneyball, Chapter Three ("The Enlightenment").