Quotes by Class Prior to 1940, the affluent and the middle class began to converge, but after 1979, the economic gap between the middle class and affluent widened significantly. William Julius Wilson gapseconomicclass They knew bullshit, and they knew about the ruling class; dying for a ruling class cause was almost always bullshit. William Kittredge bullshitdyingclass But of all footmen the lowest class is literary footmen. William Hazlitt lowestclass If you want a future of shared prosperity, where the middle class is growing and poverty is declining, where the American Dream really is alive and well again, and where the United States remains the leading force for peace and justice and prosperity in a highly competitive world, you have to vote for Barack Obama. William J. Clinton united-statesdreamclass The best example of all, to me, that our problems are both personal and cultural and political and social is the whole condition of the middle class economically. William J. Clinton politicalexampleclass From New Hampshire forward, for reasons that absolutely mystified me, the press thought the most important issue in the race was the middle class tax cut. I never did meet any voter who thought that. William J. Clinton cuttingraceclass The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers. William James fearclasscivilization That everybody can do something, without regard to how old or young they are, rich or poor or middle class they are, how busy or not busy they are and what level skills they have. Everyone can do something. And everybody should do something. ... And if you do it, you'll be happier. William J. Clinton rich-or-poorclasshappiness I want to make it very clear that this middle-class tax cut, in my view, is central to any attempt we're going to make to have a short-term economic strategy and a long-term fairness strategy, which is part of getting this country going again. William J. Clinton cuttingclasscountry We will lower the tax burden on middle class Americans by asking the very wealthy to pay their fair share. Middle class taxpayers will have a choice between a children's tax credit or a significant reduction in their income tax rate. William J. Clinton choicesclasschildren The first thing that intellect does with an object is to class it with something else. William James doeclassfirsts I will tell you this: I will not raise taxes on the middle-class to pay for these programs. William J. Clinton humorousstupidclass We pass by common objects or persons without noticing them; but the keen eye detects and notes types everywhere and among all classes. William Makepeace Thackeray eyecommonclass The thing about The Departed, the x-factor that people can't quite put their finger on, is that it deals clearly with class and accent all these things that are fundamental to Boston, but previously anomalous or even prohibited in demotic American films. William Monahan bostonclasspeople It is to the middle-class we must look for the safety of England. William Makepeace Thackeray safetyclasslooks Poetry died as a commercial form and then it died as a serious art form. No one serious touches it. It used to be that somebody like F. Scott Fitzgerald could make a high middle-class income from working as a short story writer for the Saturday Evening Post and other outlets. That doesn't happen anymore. It used to be that a legitimate playwright could make a living on Broadway from writing decent plays. William Monahan writingclassart There is this notion that the lives of the comfortable-off middle class don't merit being treated seriously and with compassion. William Nicholson meritcompassionclass I was particularly anxious that I shoot the tires out of the class system. All it is these days is a hobby of certain masochists, and certain sadists. William Monahan hobbiestireclass I had a guy at the Groucho bar clawing at my arm nearly in tears saying that until he saw The Departed he thought Americans were the ones on TV. I didn't know you had accents. I didn't know you had a class system. I didn't know you were like us. To which the answer is, probably only where I grew up, but while we're at it don't watch television and think it's the United States of America. William Monahan classamericathinking There are three classes of human beings: men, women and women physicians. William Osler physiciansclassmen«206207208209210211212213214215216»
