Angus Deaton Quotes

As recognized since ancient times, the coexistence of very rich and very poor leads to two possibilities, neither a happy one. The rich can rule alone, disenfranchising or even enslaving the poor, or the poor can rise up and confiscate the wealth of the rich.

Angus Deaton

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AloneHappyRichPossibilitiesRise

The speed of light sucks.

John Carmack

LightSpeedSucks

I can't moan about any of it. I had a great time in the goldfish bowl.

Robert Plant

GreatTimeGreat TimeGoldfishBowl

People who lie to themselves about investing are the same as overweight people who blame their genes for their obesity.

Robert Kiyosaki

LiePeopleBlameObesitySameGenes

When I was interviewed after I got hired to replace Walter Alston, a future Hall of Famer, I was asked: 'Don't you feel pressure on you?' I said: 'Want to know something? I'm worried about the guy who's going to have to replace me.'

Tommy Lasorda

FutureMePressureFeelYouKnow

As a writer, I'm convinced that encouraging children to write fiction, to hook into that marvelous machine called the imagination, has to be good for everyone.

Rodman Philbrick

GoodChildrenImaginationWrite

Increasing recycling in Delaware is an idea whose time has come and, if put off, may not come again.

Ruth Ann Minner

TimeRecyclingMayOffComeWhose

People assume I work hard on my body, but I honestly don't.

Monica Bellucci

WorkPeopleWork HardBodyHard

A lot of dreams can turn to nightmares... if you don't really work them.

Dolly Parton

WorkDreamsYouTurnNightmaresLot

I don't pay a lot of attention, frankly, to what Barack Obama says.

Dick Cheney

AttentionPayBarack ObamaLotSays

How many Republicans does it take to change a light bulb? Three. One to mix the martinis, one to change the light bulb, and one to reminisce about how good the old one was.

Christopher Buckley

ChangeGoodLightThreeReminisce

I hover closer to earth than I do the clouds.

Tituss Burgess

CloudsEarthCloserThanHover

I believe I've always been so successful on the black market for a lot of different reasons.

Rick Ross

BelieveBlackI BelieveAlwaysBeen

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