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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

by Steven D. Levitt

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“There are some things about myself I can’t explain to anyone. There are some things I don’t understand at all. I can’t tell what I think about things or what I’m after. I don’t know what my strengths are or what I’m supposed to do about them. But if I start thinking about these things in too much detail the whole thing gets scary. And if I get scared I can only think about myself. I become really self-centered, and without meaning to, I hurt people. So I’m not such a wonderful human being.”
― Haruki Murakami, The Elephant Vanishes

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“You don't have to judge the whole world by your own standards. Not everybody is like you, you know.”
― Haruki Murakami, The Elephant Vanishes

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“Time moves in it special way in the middle of the night.”
― Haruki murakami , After Dark

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“To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

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“We’ve got to put the fuel in before we can expect heat. Likewise, we’ve got to be of service first before we can expect money. Don’t concern yourself with the money. Be of service. Build. Work. Dream. Create. Do this and you’ll find that there is no limit to the prosperity and abundance that will come to you.”
― Earl Nightingale, The Strangest Secret

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