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“An incentive is a bullet, a key: an often tiny object with astonishing power to change a situation”

Book:Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Work

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Freakonomics is a groundbreaking work that uses economic analysis to explore a wide range of subjects, from cheating in sumo wrestling to the impact of parenting on IQ. The book challenges conventional wisdom and offers a fresh perspective on how economic principles influence various aspects of life. more

Author

Steven Levitt

Steven Levitt, born on May 29, 1967, is an accomplished economist from the United States. His research in economics spans various fields, including criminology, labor economics, public policy, and market behavior. Levitt is known for his unique perspective and empirical research methods. His book 'Freakonomics' has gained widespread popularity, offering an insightful look into the application of economics in everyday life and public policy. more

“‎What color is a chameleon placed on a mirror? ... The chameleon responding to its own shifting image is an apt analog of the human world of fashion. Taken as a whole, what are fads but the response of a hive mind to its own reflection? In a 21st-century society wired into instantaneous networks, marketing is the mirror; the collective consumer is the chameleon.”

Source: Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic World

“Funny isn’t it?” said Sebastian. “The lies good people tell. He’ll probably make you eggs every day for the rest of your life now, and you’ll choke them down because you can’t tell him you don’t like them.” Clary thought of the Seelie Queen. “Love makes liars of us all?”

People Said Lying Queens Eggs Liars Good People Rest Of Your Life Choke Seelie Queen

Book:Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls

Source: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls

“Love is a Christian word, Anjin-san. Love is a Christian thought, a Christian ideal. We have no word for 'love' as I understand you to mean it. Duty, loyalty, honor, respect, desire, those words and thoughts are what we have, all that we need.”

Needs Mean Christian Desire Love Is Duty Honor Ideals Loyalty Shoguns

Book:SHOGUN

Source: SHOGUN

“In the mean time I worship God, laying every wrong action under an interdict which I endeavour to respect, and I loathe the wicked without doing them any injury.”

Mean Action Worship Wicked Injury Endeavour Loathe Worship God Wrong Actions

Book:The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt: Complete

Source: The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt: Complete

“If it makes you feel better, you can tell me to screw off if you want to refuse anything, but I hope you won't because I really want to show you how to live." - Andrew Parrish”

Ifs Want Feels Shows Refuse Feel Better Screws Andrew

Author:J.A. Redmerski

“It is just dawn, daylight: that gray and lonely suspension filled with the peaceful and tentative waking of birds. The air, inbreathed, is like spring water. He breathes deep and slow, feeling with each breath himself diffuse in the natural grayness, becoming one with loneliness and quiet that has never known fury or despair. "That was all I wanted," he thinks, in a quiet and slow amazement. "That was all, for thirty years. That didn't seem to be a whole lot to ask in thirty years.”