"The purpose for a tax system is to collect needed revenue at the least cost to the people."

-- Edward C. Prescott

#People Quotes #Purpose Quotes #Cost Quotes

“If they are unsuccessful in married life, who suffers more the bitter consequences of poverty than the wife? But if successful, she has not a dollar to call her own.”
“Philosophy is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes â€” I mean the universe â€” but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols, in which it is written”
“Dissent is the cousin of diversity; the respect for a wide range of beliefs. This begins by allowing people the space to say "no". If we cannot say "no" then our "yes" has no meaning. Each needs the chance to express their doubts and reservations, without having to justify them, or move quickly into problem solving. No is the beginning of the conversation for commitment.”
“But time, it is like charm. You never have as much as you think.”

Source : Khaled Hosseini (2013). “And the Mountains Echoed”, p.382, A&C Black
“But neither money nor machines can create. They shuttle tokens of energy, but they do not transform. A civilization based on them puts people out of touch with their creative powers.”

Source : Lewis Hyde (1986). “Alcohol and Poetry: John Berryman and the Booze Talking”, Dallas Inst Humanities & Culture
“Getting my father to throw anything away was pretty difficult. He was not trying to hide who he was, and he said, you don't have to hide the fact that I'm manic-depressive. You can tell people that's who I am. It's - explains a lot about your situation.”

Source : "'Infinitely Polar Bear' Director Relives Childhood With Mentally Ill Parent". "All Things Considered" with Audie Cornish, www.npr.org. June 22, 2015.
“On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.”

Source : "Nintendo CEO Iwata: 'In My Heart I Am A Gamer'". "All Things Considered" with Robert Siegel, www.npr.org. July 13, 2015.
“I laugh when I see people in pain. Sometimes I think it is a defense mechanism from childhood, where you're in so much pain you have to laugh. It is a survival mechanism.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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