"Eventually economic growth reaches the point at which the accumulation of wealth in the families of achievers becomes so significant that the hatred and envy of success become stronger than the desire for continued economic growth, and a period dominated by resentment begins."

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Source : Robert Sheaffer (1988). “Resentment Against Achievement: Understanding the Assault Upon Ability”

Robert Sheaffer

#Envy Quotes #Hatred Quotes #Growth Quotes

“His voice was handsome and broken, like a cobblestone street.”
“He spilled my diet soda!”
“The tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self denial.”
“We'll review President Obama's plan [on closing Guantanamo], but since it includes bringing dangerous terrorists to facilities in U.S. communities, he should know that the bipartisan will of Congress has already been expressed against that proposal.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“With you, what you see is what you get. And I see cheap.”
“We hunt and fish or we'll go nuts dealing with the criminal behavior of our elected officials.”
“I have been acting for almost 20 years now. At first it changed in my focus and how much I wanted to act. When I was younger, it was so much fun, and I really wanted it, but it was not competitive. Then I became a teenager and it became kind of competitive and not as much fun. I pulled back and I got lazy about it, where I was like, "Yeah, I guess, I'll do small parts in cool movies," but I wasn't really trying to say anything.”

Source : "Alia Shawkat" by Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 29, 2016.
“Some people ask who they are and expect their feelings to tell them. But feelings are flickering flames that fade after every fitful stimulus. Some people ask who they are and expect their achievements to tell them. But the things we accomplish always leave a core of character unrevealed. Some people ask who they are and expect visions of their ideal self to tell them. But our visions can only tell us what we want to be, not what we are”

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