"When people donâ€™t pay the true cost of something, they tend to consume it inefficiently."

-- Steven Levitt

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“I have a troubled relationship with Hunter S. Thompson, not just because he kicked me out of a bar but also because it's become clear to me that he was not a good person.”

Source : "A Real Person Who Has Real Thoughts and Feelings". Interview with Stephanie Palumbo, logger.believermag.com. February 29, 2016.
“Jim Greenfieldâ€™s The Taxman Cometh will undoubtedly put a smile on the face of even the most dedicated big government freeloader. In the â€˜Everyone Deserves a Trophyâ€™ society we live in, itâ€™s refreshing to know that Jimâ€™s literary voice will cut through the politics, using the American spirit of a used car dealer.”
“The sport has changed so much since 2004, it's incredible. If you look even at me, the way I'm fencing now compared to 2004, it's a completely different sport. They've changed so many things just with what [the referees] are calling, they've changed the timing of the [scoring] lights. You always have to be evolving as a fencer. The Olympics is interesting because it's such a small field compared to what we're used to. This world championships, I think we had a hundred and something [athletes]. The Olympics is going to be less than 32.”

Source : "Past wins aside, Mariel Zagunis still driven". Interview with Bonnie D. Ford, www.espn.com. December 8, 2011.
“Pain will never leave us. Instead of putting energy into destroying pain, we need to put energy into creating pleasure.”

Source : Tom Hodgkinson (2006). “How to be Free”
“When it's not training time, I just do my own thing. I go home and hang out with my family, kick back and [don't] think about the fight too much. I just look at it as another opportunity in my life to move up.”

Source : Interview with Johnny Testa, www.askmen.com.
“My code of life and my personal bushido is honour, respect, loyalty, courage and surrender.”
“Actors make a bunch of money and they are superstars and then all of a sudden they are 35 and they are an old man and then you never hear from them again. So they basically live like a king for a decade and then they are done.”
“Up until age 40, most men are just not as mature as women. So, it makes sense that a lot of women date up in age a bit.”

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