Edmund Phelps Quotes

'Egalitarians' who complain about inequality view the wealth of the wealthiest as bad in itself: it disfigures society. They would enact a wealth tax to extirpate the offending wealth.

Edmund Phelps

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SocietyViewWealthBadInequality

You spend so much time in the world of virtual that the actual - which nothing is more actual than stand-up - it's a painful experience for the audience, and the comedian a lot of time - we miss that.

Jerry Seinfeld

TimeExperienceWorldYouNothing

I don't think people realize how much I love basketball. A lot of people think because of this idiotic comment I made that I love baseball and don't like basketball. Baseball came first because if you grew up in Brooklyn in the 1940s, that was the No. 1 thing. But if you have more than one kid, you love them both.

Jerry Reinsdorf

LoveBaseballPeopleBasketballYou

True health infuses positive energy in the mind, body and spirit; it is a main focus in my life.

Maximillian Degenerez

LifePositiveHealthFocusMind

Admittedly, no Republican can get elected statewide in California anymore, but nor can what we think of as, nationally, the Democratic Party. There are no Joe Bidens running; it is not working-class Democrats vs. liberal Democrats, or whatever their division is these days. It is Hispanic Democrats vs. Asian Democrats.

Ann Coulter

ThinkPartyCaliforniaRepublican

I love doing action. Since I'm not 21, there's some, 'Let me get to the gym so I can do it.' But I love to defy expectations.

Angela Bassett

LoveMeActionExpectationsDoing

A seventeenth-century house tends to be short on frills like hallways and closets; you must improvise.

John Updike

ShortYouHouseMustLikeImprovise

Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible.

Stonewall Jackson

SurpriseEnemyPossibleAlways

Do you know what a skin walker is? It's a thing in Indian mythology. There are certain people born with this gift, and they're able to actually get inside you and mess with your feelings and with your mind. And if a skin walker chooses to get a hold of you, there's not much you can do.

Robbie Robertson

PeopleMindGiftYouBornSkin

I want to do what I like and that's play football.

Royston Drenthe

FootballPlayWantPlay Football

You won't find me in a sports bra and low-slung leggings.

Mary Helen Bowers

SportsMeYouFindBra

I never left jazz. The relationship between structure and improvisation - that constant conversation and tension - I've always wanted in every genre and song that I perform.

Lizz Wright

RelationshipSongConversationJazz

My approach to creating content is focused on pulling people out of their intellectual comfort zones. I'm interested in presenting ideas in unique ways that challenge people to question their assumptions.

Jason Silva

ChallengePeopleIdeasUnique

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