Freakonomics Chapter 1 Quotes & Sayings

Given an opportunity I would like to sleep 24X7 for the rest of my life after death. — Amit Abraham

But it was not a new idea. We call out; we are answered. It has been that way from the beginning of belief, and it continues to this very moment. — Mitch Albom

Sun is shining gloriously from my words; and the day reaps gratitudes for me. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann

There are a few rules in investigations, and one is to never cringe at the person's appearance that you're about to pump for info. — Ruth Bainbridge

New York has always been a city of change and a city about change, and it is a back-leading development. Nobody's going to want to come to New York if it looks like another strip mall. — Debbie Harry

Try being a white person who adopts the trappings of black culture while still living in the white community. You will face more hate and ridicule and ostracism than you can even begin to fathom. People are willing to accept you if they see you as an outsider trying to assimilate into their world. But when they see you as a fellow tribe member attempting to disavow the tribe, that is something they will never forgive. That is what happened to me in Eden Park. — Trevor Noah

Only one thing can conquer war - that attitude of mind which can see nothing in war but destruction and annihilation. — Ludwig Von Mises

If someone begins to sing, do not maintain eye contact. The general advice given to fellow travellers is thus: leg it. — Ness Kingsley

Alice twists a lock of her hair as she sucks on her straw and swivels back and forth on her seat. The shush of the ball bearings sounds like the sea to her, like waves retreating through the sand. She is a thousand miles away. I know this, but I'm not going to let her know I know. — Jan Strnad

Never play anything the same way twice. — Louis Armstrong

These hands," he squeezed them both on my face to make his point, "will never touch you without being gentle. Unless that's not what you want, of course." His eyebrow lifted waiting for me to balk, but I just waited. "These arms will never hold you back, but I'll hold you as tight as you'll let me. I can't wait for you to be all mine. You belong to me in every way, Maggie. Mine." I nodded in his hands. He leaned closer and whispered, "Say it."
I didn't wait a beat. "I belong to you." And he belonged to me.
He grinned. "You're daggum right you do. — Shelly Crane

Fashion may renew itself every six months but one thing remains the same: bouncers always wear black. — Paulo Coelho

The Catholic and the Communist are alike in assuming that an opponent cannot be both honest and intelligent. — George Orwell