"The ceiling on taxation of capital gains reflects the national belief that speculation is a more worthwhile way to make a living than work."

-- Calvin Trillin

#Ceilings Quotes #Taxation Quotes #Way Quotes

“The total number of people who understand relativistic time, even after eighty years since the advent of special relativity, is still much smaller than the number of people who believe in horoscopes.”
“My house seems remarkably full of people," he observed. "Is it possible we were expected.”
“I didn't feel like I belonged with my mom. And I didn't feel like I belonged with my dad. Since they were separated, I kind of felt like I didn't belong anywhere. So my grandparents gave me that stability, gave me the feeling like I had something and I came from some place.”
“Most of the worst errors I made in my life came from forgetting to act small.”
“I donâ€™t know about â€˜common sense opinionâ€™ by the way. It seems to me that the office of common sense is to keep us from playing cards for high stakes with people we meet on trains, and not to endorse metaphysical opinions.”
“I am still alive then. That may come in useful.”

Source : Samuel Beckett (2007). “I Can't Go On, I'll Go On: A Samuel Beckett Reader”, p.236, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it's a duck!”

Source : Robin Cook (2011). “Crisis”, p.63, Pan Macmillan
“But the majority of mothers work - and are responsible for taking care of the kids and home. And more fathers are spending more time doing child care and housework, and still working long hours. That work-life conflict is weighing on everybody.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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