Quotes by Class No economy can continue to function when the vast middle class and everybody else don't have enough purchasing power to buy what the economy is capable of producing without going deeper and deeper into debt. Robert Reich debtenoughclass A smaller government reflecting the needs of the middle class and poor is superior to a big government reflecting the needs of the privileged and powerful. Robert Reich governmentpowerfulclass Inequality is bad for everyone, not just the middle class and the poor. Robert Reich middlepoorclass We already have an annual wealth tax on homes, the major asset of the middle class. It's called the property tax. Why not a small annual tax on the value of stocks and bonds, the major assets of the wealthy? Robert Reich why-nothomeclass America's real business leaders understand unless or until the middle class regains its footing and its faith, capitalism remains vulnerable. Robert Reich realclassamerica Cutting taxes is not bad. But if you cut taxes on the wealthy, which is what they wanted to do, you're not helping people who need better schools and better infrastructure and healthcare. You're basically robbing the middle class and the poor to provide tax cuts to the rich. Robert Reich cuttingclassschool The only way America can reduce the long-term budget deficit, maintain vital services, protect Social Security and Medicare, invest more in education and infrastructure, and not raise taxes on the working middle class is by raising taxes on the super rich. Robert Reich classlongamerica The benefit of living in a free society is that we all have the choice to be rich, poor, or middle Robert Kiyosaki choicesdecisionclass The rich are those who play to win. The middle class plays not to lose. Robert Kiyosaki winningplayclass I am not an economic determinist. If I were, I would throw up my hands; I just would not bother. I think it's wrong to be an economic determinist. I think it's wrong to simply say, "Well, inevitably, if you're poor, you're going to get a lousy education; if you're lower-middle class, the cards are going to be stacked against you, and you'll probably never get anywhere". Robert Reich classhandsthinking Britain's is traditionally a rigid class society. Robert Reich britainclass I honestly don't class myself as a songwriter. I've got 'musician' written on my passport. That's even funnier. Robert Smith honestlymusicianclass The world is divided into two classes of people: the few people who make good on their promises (even if they don't promise as much), and the many who don't. Get in Column A and stay there. You'll be very valuable wherever you are. Robert Townsend classtwopeople The sense that materialism has gotten out of hand is magnified by the pressures facing middle-class American families. Robert Wuthnow pressureclasshands Classless society is the dream of people with no class. Robert Zend dreamclasspeople The range of debate between the dominant U.S. [political] parties tends to closely resemble the range of debate within the business class. Robert Waterman McChesney politicalpartyclass I did not study science at school until I was 13, when I was totally turned on by a seemingly dreary old teacher who suddenly, unannounced, manufactured a huge explosion in the middle of a totally boring monologue. From then on, all of his class wanted to make explosions. Robert Winston classteacherschool Travel is very subjective. What one person loves, another loathes. I would say a private paradise in the Caribbean. If you want culture and class, I would say Tuscany. If you want exotic, I would say Bangkok, Thailand. Robin Leach exoticclassculture I like that: a little pressure on the understood boundaries of yourself. Sounded like something out of a self-awareness class, probably with yoga. See what kind of a pretzel you can tie yourself into and press on the understood... I was raving, if only to myself. Robin McKinley yogaselfclass She has been kissed as often as a police-court Bible, and by much the same class of people. Robertson Davies sarcasticclassfunny«171172173174175176177178179180181»
