"When all is said and done, cheap gas is an illusion, because our reliance on gas creates a whole series of costs that aren't factored in to the pump price - among them congestion, pollution, and increased risk of accidents."

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James Surowiecki

#Risk Quotes #Cost Quotes #Done Quotes

“The hardest victory is the victory over self.”
“It's always an honor to work with the Twins Community Fund and be a part of all the good that they do. They help people in so many ways. To be part of not only a baseball team, but being a part of something where you're helping people who need help, that's what life is all about really.”
“There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away.”
“There are some issues that are not in control of the government. Two of those issues are human rights and personal freedoms are in the domain of Iran's conservative judicial system.”

Source : Source: www.cbsnews.com
“Negative feedback effected amplifier performance significantly.”
“Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles.”

Source : Mike Greenberg (2006). “Why My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot: The Life and Times of a Sportscaster Dad”, p.75, Villard
“When you donâ€™t have many friends and you donâ€™t have a social life youâ€™re kind of left looking at things, not doing things. Thereâ€™s a weird freedom in not having people treat you like youâ€™re part of society or where you have to fulfill social relationships.”
“Style, is like a frog: you can dissect the thing, but it somehow dies in the process.”

Source : Arthur Quinn (2012). “Figures of Speech: 60 Ways To Turn A Phrase”, p.5, Routledge

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