"I suppose half the time Shakespeare just shoved down anything that came into his head."

-- P. G. Wodehouse

“You can have all of your doctrines rightâ€”yet still not have the presence of God.”
“It is fascinating to watch legislators turn away from their usual corporate grips when they hear the growing thunder of the people.”
“If you talk to most athletes, the place you're most comfortable is your playing field. I'm not so comfortable at a podium or talking about events.”
“Republicans should save the clip of Jonathan Gruber and run it over and over again in the run-up to the 2016 election. This attitude that government is better at making decisions than you are because you are too stupid to know what is good for you is a hallmark of patronizing, arrogant and condescending liberalism.”
“I'm not interested in parts where they are looking for a good-looking guy. I want to be a weird little sidekick in a crazy comedy and then play like a dark drama or a thriller.”
“Don't try to change people. It won't work, and they will end up resenting you. Only God can change people!”
“It now becomes clear why the Bush Administration has been vigorously opposing congressional hearings. The Bush Administration has been engaged in a conspiracy of silence.”
“American inequality didn't just happen. It was created.”

Source : Joseph E. Stiglitz (2013). “The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future”, p.34, W. W. Norton & Company

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