"We simply cannot continue to live with a [tax] system which has so many inequities. It must be changed in such a way that each of us pays a fair share of the burden. It has been said that one man's loophole is another man's livelihood. Even if this is true, it certainly is not fair, because the loophole-livelihood of those who are reaping undeserved benefits can be the economic noose of those who are paying more than they should."

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Source : Millicent Fenwick (1982). “Speaking up”, Harpercollins

Millicent Fenwick

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“I saw the 'Popstars' programme and to me it looked more like 'Opportunity Knocks' than the kind of cutting-edge postmoderism that The Guardian would like to have us believe it was. I think what it's more about is the public and the music industry's bloodlust. It's just like someone itching to say 'Oh, confound it all, let's bring back hanging, that was good entertainment'.”
“A ship does not sail with yesterday's wind.”
“I do think funny is like sexy. You're either funny and sexy, or you're not.”

Source : "Christine Baranski and Tracey Ullman Talk INTO THE WOODS, Rehearsing as If They Were Doing a Theatrical Show, Classic Disney Movies, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 23, 2014.
“I didn't used to care about living a long time. Not that I wasn't enjoying life, but I never sat around asking how I'd get to be 100, you know. But now I want to live long enough to see every school child in the world getting a good, nutritious lunch every day.”
“The economic and social theories used by those who take part in the social struggle ought to be judged not by their objective value but primarily for their effectiveness in arousing emotions. The scientific refutation of them which can be made is useless, however correct it may be objectively.”

Source : Vilfredo Pareto (1971). “Manual of political economy”, Augustus m Kelley Pubs
“Places that are empty of you are empty of life.”

Source : Paul Spencer-Longhurst, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (2000). “The Blue Bower: Rossetti in the 1860s”, Scala Books
“I bring a loving presence to everyone I meet and everything I do.”
“Harry - you're a great wizard, you know." "I'm not as good as you," said Harry, very embarrassed, as she let go of him. "Me!" said Hermione. "Books! And cleverness! There are more important things - friendship and bravery and - oh Harry - be careful!”

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