Robert J. Shiller Quotes

If we wait until income inequality is much more severe, we will have a whole class of new superrich who will probably feel entitled to their wealth and will have the means to defend their interest. That's already gone far enough. We shouldn't let it become more extreme.

Robert J. Shiller

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WaitFeelEnoughWealthInequality

I think that the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course - is her hairdresser.

Joan Crawford

WomanTalentThinkImportantNext

It turns out that the rich are much better placed to feed at the public trough. The poor get crumbs.

Steve Hanke

RichBetterPoorOutFeedGet

Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

Sophocles

BestPastBorn

We have increased conservation spending, enacted legislation that enables us to clean up and redevelop abandoned brownfields sites across the country, and implemented new clean water standards that will protect us from arsenic.

Sue Kelly

WaterCountryNewClean WaterWill

It's just acting. I take acting seriously but up to a point.

Tom Sizemore

ActingSeriouslyPointUpTakeJust

No matter how busy I get or how much pressure is on my shoulders, a good workout makes me feel at ease. I come off the treadmill feeling relaxed, full of joy and with a sense of perspective over the issues on my plate.

Robin S. Sharma

GoodPerspectiveJoyMeBusyFeel

The president's budget request today demonstrates his unwillingness to come clean on the true costs of his agenda. A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter.

Mary Landrieu

TodayDayEnd Of The DayEndYou

Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and an expression of energy associated with it.

Mary Ritter Beard

LifeEnergyHungerExpressionViewed

As much as I might decry the students, as much as they're a nightmare, it's a privilege to be among youth.

Louise Wilson

YouthPrivilegeStudentsMightMuch

The political satirist usually votes against their own interests, but the bottom line is that it doesn't really matter.

Lizz Winstead

PoliticalMatterLineBottomOwn

I am a seasoned performer.

Loni Love

I AmSeasonedPerformerAm

I don't consider myself supremely talented, but I really like to try things and sift through it and see what mess I made.

Julia Holter

MyselfTryMessSeeThroughThings

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