"We urgently need a debate about the best ways of supporting families in modern America, without blinders that prevent us from seeing the full extent of dependence and interdependence in American life. As long as we pretend that only poor or abnormal families need outside assistance, we will shortchange poor families, overcompensate rich ones, and fail to come up with effective policies for helping families in the middle."

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Source : Stephanie Coontz (2016). “The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap”, p.73, Basic Books

Stephanie Coontz

#America Quotes #Long Quotes #Needs Quotes

“I had to keep on acting deaf if i wanted to hear at all.”
“I would like to think that I will be remembered as someone who had some positive impact on the sociosexual values of his time. And I think I'm secure and happy in that.”

Source : "Hugh Hefner Reflects on Turning 80". "The Big Story" with John Gibson, www.foxnews.com. April 6, 2006.
“Tell me what you fear and I will tell you what has happened to you.”
“I had to live and breathe Margaret Thatcher for a few months. I totally engulfed myself in her life. I read her autobiography and a biography, 'The Grocer's Daughter.'”
“Cosmologists are often in error, but never in doubt”
“Be aware that who you are and what you have to offer can be a beacon to some lost soul.”
“You know you have a drinking problem when the bartender knows your name -- and you've never been to that bar before.”
“Every artist should live by these words: Never feel bad about successfully selling your creations. Never feel bad about creating art you can't sell.”

Source : Marc Ecko (2015). “Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out”, p.285, Simon and Schuster

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