"There is madness in youth, but sometimes a god inspires it."

-- Mary Renault

#Inspire Quotes #Youth Quotes #Madness Quotes

“If you use a colloquialism or a slang word or phrase, simply use it; do not draw attention to it by enclosing it in quotation marks. To do so is to put on airs, as though you were inviting the reader to join you in a select society of those who know better.”

Source : WILLIAM STRUNK, JR. (1959). “THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE”
“If I give you a forty five percent chance at lethal injection, a fifty percent chance at the electric chair, and a five percent chance for escape which are you going to vote for? The electric chair, because youre likely to win?”
“We believe in saying no to thousands of projects so that we can really focus on the few that are truly important and meaningful to us.”

Source : "Apple's Tim Cook: We're Fine Without Steve Jobs (AAPL)" by Dan Frommer, www.businessinsider.com. January 21, 2009.
“The fundamental idea of design is to make the world a better place.”
“I am changing the notion that actresses canâ€™t have happy marriages”
“The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.”
“I would feel horrible to think I had put my name on a pistol permit and allowed someone to carry around a gun and they committed another crime.”
“The focus on process rather than purpose creates an insidious opportunity for sly employees to manipulate the system.”

Source : Laszlo Bock (2015). “Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead”, p.138, Hachette UK

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