"Low pay generally means harder work under worse conditions."

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Source : Paul Goodman (2011). “Growing Up Absurd: Problems of Youth in the Organized Society”, p.57, New York Review of Books

Paul Goodman

#Mean Quotes #Pay Quotes #Lows Quotes

“There is still quite the vibe out there that as a parent you have to be completely in control and in charge.”
“It's good to give seniors more choices and more options, let them choose a plan that's best for them and target assistance to the lowest income people.”
“Today as in the time of Pliny and Columella, the hyacinth flourishes in Wales, the periwinkle in Illyria, the daisy on the ruins of Numantia; while around them cities have changed their masters and their names, collided and smashed, disappeared into nothingness, their peaceful generations have crossed down the ages as fresh and smiling as on the days of battle.”
“There is no one who can stop you; you find a mic, a crowd, a set of ears, and nowadays, a camera and YouTube, and you recite your poem. You have your say. I don't want to over-romanticize it: of course, any time an art form ascends, especially when competition is involved, there will be gatekeeping, chauvinism, and other unfortunate dynamics. But the beauty of spoken word and performance poetry is, by and large, its ability to reach people in the moment - right there, right then.”
“Artists were nurtured back in the '70s. Their music was developed by the record companies.”
“And without understanding, could each properly love the other?”
“There were long stretches where each of us was engaged in a private world of rapidly shifting vignettes. Always I was overwhelmed by the sheer number of human beings ebbing and flowing like the tides of the sea.”
“It's okay to embark on writing because you think it will get you love. At least it gets you going, but it doesn't last. After a while you realize that no one cares that much. Then you find another reason: money. You can dream on that one while the bills pile up. Then you think: "Well, I'm the sensitive type. I have to express myself." Do me a favor. Don't be so sensitive. Be tough. It will get you further along when you get rejected. Finally, you just do it because you happen to like it.”

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