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

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Source : Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner (2006). “Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything”, p.22, Penguin UK

Steven Levitt

#Keys Quotes #Bullets Quotes #Tiny Quotes

“It's not your client's obligation, or your obligation, to prove your client's innocence. It is the prosecution's obligation to - to prove you're client's guilt.”
“If a novel or a story works, you don't stop thinking about it; it doesn't truly end.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I'd like to be the ambassador to the Bahamas.”
“Making decisions is probably the most important thing people ever do. Nothing happens until someone makes a decision.”
“Spiritual evolution is part of every soul's destiny on Earth, and each soul grows and evolves at a different rate. You are right where you need to be.”

Source : FaceBook post by James Van Praagh from Aug 10, 2015
“We don't need sugar to live, and we don't need it as a society.”
“I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.”
“May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes a wonderful help in misery.”

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