"A common objection to inherited wealth is that it stifles the urge to work. I have not generally observed this to be true."

-- Louis Auchincloss

#Common Quotes #Wealth Quotes #Inherited Wealth Quotes

“Unequal Democracy is the sort of book to which every political scientist should aspire--it is methodologically rigorous, conceptually serious, and above all, it addresses urgent concerns of our fellow citizens. As Bartels shows, much of what we think we know about the politics of economic inequality is dead wrong. Bartels's perplexing and often unexpected discoveries should help refocus the gathering public debate about inequality and what to do about it.”
“Work is the law of the modern world, which has no place for lazy people.”
“Plantie is a very strong Protestant, that is to say, he's against all churches, especially the Protestant: and he thinks a lot of Buddha, Karma and Confucius. He is also a bit of an anarchist and three or four years ago he took up Einstein and vitamins.”
“I was kind of scared of failing at acting.”
“They waited. The door did not open. The rain did not stop. The darkness made a tent and covered them completely.”
“When you work for the thing you believe in You're rich though the whole way is rough- But work that is simply for money Will never quite pay you enough.”
“I didn't have a catharsis for my childhood pain, most of us don't, and until I learned how to forgive those people and let it go, I was unhappy.”
“If you want to drink, have a drink... if you want to drive, then drive... there's nothing worse than having a smash sober.”

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