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William Vickrey Quotes

The great increase in longevity has produced a surge in the desire to accumulate assets for retirement. It has outpaced the ability of the private sector to produce assets, so we need a larger government debt.

William Vickrey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: canadian
Birth: June 21, 1914 - October 11, 1996

Topics

Great Government Retirement Desire

Comey worried that the pressure from Trump to end the Flynn investigation or remove the 'cloud' of the larger investigation would 'infect' the investigation if he let others working on the case know about it. You don't need to believe the particulars of each exchange to see that this mode of management was not productive to a larger purpose.

John Dickerson

Purpose Management Believe End You

The president said that he would unite this country, that he was a uniter, not a divider. Have you ever seen America more divided? Have you ever seen Washington more divided?

John Edwards

America You Country Said Washington

We as a society need to become healthier.

Matthew Heineman

Society Become Need Healthier

Whenever the names of the disciples are enumerated in the New Testament, St. Peter's stands at their head.

John Strachan

New Names Head Disciples Peter

When it comes to granting unconditional birthright citizenship, the United States and Canada are alone in the industrialized world: North American exceptionalism, you can call it.

Anand Giridharadas

Alone World American Citizenship You

I do say no to things that I think are completely gratuitous.

Amber Valletta

Think Say Things I Think Gratuitous

Americans overthrew governments only when economic interests coincided with ideological ones.

Stephen Kinzer

Economic Only Interests Governments

If you can act as if something is true, in a sense that makes it true.

Roger Ebert

You True Act Something Sense Makes

In yoga, you hold the positions, whereas in dance, you're constantly moving, extending, reaching through the legs and arms, which helps build long, lean muscles as opposed to shorter, tighter ones.

Mary Helen Bowers

Dance Moving Long You Build Legs

Dare to risk public criticism.

Mary Kay Ash

Criticism Dare Risk Public

There's a real, brutal nature to the capitalism practiced by the main character in 'How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia.' And I think playing dirty is certainly part of that.

Mohsin Hamid

Nature Character Capitalism Think

Comedy is not commercial; it is risky, because what is funny in one place isn't always funny somewhere else.

Lloyd Kaufman

Funny Comedy Place Always Somewhere