"When consumers do not take full advantage of efficiency gains, it is because they are weighing other factors that influence their decision making. When the federal government arbitrarily places one of those factors over others, it makes consumers worse off."

-- Gina McCarthy

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“When we read, we are not looking for new ideas, but to see our own thoughts given the seal of confirmation on the printed page. The words that strike us are those that awake an echo in a zone we have already made our ownâ€”the place where we liveâ€”and the vibration enables us to find fresh starting points within ourselves”
“Everybody's got to do something... I'd been on my own since an early age and I thought I better find something to do to buy biscuits and stuff. From high school onwards I was earning my way with photography, one way or another, working in darkrooms and taking pictures of weddings, neighbors' children and so on.”
“One has very little influence upon one's children. Their characters are what they are and one can do nothing to change them.”
“By turns sad and uplifting, Life in the Valley of Death tells the amazing tale of Alan Rabinowitz's courageous and spirited efforts to protect Burma's (Myanmar's) remaining tigers and establish the Hukawng Valley Reserve. It is hard to imagine a more passionate or exciting account of today's conservation challenges, or a more thoughtful rendering of life, death, and politics in Burma's most remote corners.”
“I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.”
“The market is a very emotional place that appeals to fear and greed.”
“The public has no power. The government knows I'm not a criminal. The parole board knows I'm not a criminal. The judge knows I'm not a criminal.”
“Accept what you can not change-change that which is unacceptable.”

Source : Jennifer Fallon (2007). “Wolfblade: Book Four of the Hythrun Chronicles”, p.602, Macmillan

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