wedrifid comments on Rationality Quotes: March 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 05 March 2011 09:23:51AM *  1 point [-]

Is this too cryptic?

Yes. I'm familiar enough with the rules of baseball that I can infer the sport and affirm that throwing strikes is a Good Thing for a pitcher to do and acknowledge that the home plate does, in fact, stay put. I am not sufficiently familiar with Satchel Paige or enamoured of the sport that I can guess why I am supposed to be inspired.

Google helped to clarify. It gave the full quote and put it in the context of what seems to be, shall we say, a KISS philosophy.

Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.

-- Satchel Paige

(Google also gives a Paige quote that is a real gem of a rationality insight. Thanks for the indirect link!)