Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Thomas Piketty Quotes

Market forces and capitalism by themselves aren't sufficient to ensure the common good and to limit the concentration of wealth at levels that are compatible with democratic ideals.

Thomas Piketty

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: economist
Nationality: french
Birth: May 7, 1971

Topics

Good Capitalism Wealth Limit Market

You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree.

John N. Mitchell

Tree You Back Cherries Your Pick

We've always kind of tried to keep the mystique. We don't wanna give everybody everything. You give 'em too much, it's just white noise. When we do say something, we want it to be an event. When we go out and do things, we want it to be an event and kind of keep everything else behind closed doors.

Johnny Christ

Doors You White Too Much Want Kind

It is true, there was no public-school system, and the reason for it was very plain. The wealth of the upper classes enabled them to have private tutors.

John Sergeant Wise

Wealth True Reason System Tutors

It is so important to talk about your cancer and the feelings you have about it.

Mindy Sterling

You Feelings Important Talk Cancer

Dance is not endangered - it will always find a way to express itself.

Judith Jamison

Dance Find Will Way Always Express

I'm homesick all the time. I miss my animals. I miss my family. I miss my friends.

Brittany Howard

Family Time Friends Animals Miss

Cast aside any column about two subjects. It means the pundit chickened out on the hard decision about what to write about that day.

William Safire

Decision Day Write Hard Two Out

It's true I have a side of me that isn't very adult. I can get very emotional about things. I can become crazy, act the clown.

Sylvie Guillem

Me Crazy I Can True Become Clown

I don't have moments of weakness. I'm Rik Mayall.

Rik Mayall

Weakness Moments

Occasionally when I'm procrastinating writing, I'll while away the hours on iTunes. You can just keep going forever and find these bands you'd never normally hear of.

Marisha Pessl

Keep Going Writing You Find Never

Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.

Mark Twain

Today Nothing Happen Cannot

I keep anywhere between 5-10 percent of my net worth in venture ideas.

Kevin O'Leary

Ideas Worth Keep Venture Percent