"The standard of living of the average American has to decline."

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Source : "Volcker Asserts U.S. Must Trim Living Standard". www.nytimes.com. October 18, 1979.

Paul Volcker

#Average Quotes #Standards Quotes #Decline Quotes

“A lot of actors aren't particularly good directors. And they're not particularly good with other actors. That's kind of a fallacy.”
“Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager.”
“The natural world is a package deal; you don't get to select which facts you like and which you don't.”
“Teaching creativity to your child isn't like teaching good manners. No one can paint a masterpiece by bowing to another person's precepts about elbows on the table.”
“In my state, two women who came to the U.S. as 'mail-order brides' were killed by abusive husbands. They had risked everything to come to this country, and it cost them their lives. We must let women know they have options.”
“When I'm not writing or reading, I'm thinking about both.”
“To see a thing clearly in the mind makes it begin to take form.”
“I think all the world would gain by setting commerce at perfect liberty.”

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