"Yes, free markets tend to produce unequal incomes. We should not be ashamed of that. On the contrary, our system is the envy of the world and should be a source of pride."

-- Arthur C. Brooks

#Pride Quotes #Envy Quotes #Income Quotes

“Would the atheist continue such, let him beware how he admits Love into his breast: for God will surely come along with him.”
“Albert Einstein didn't care where he lived. Albert Einstein was a genius. Albert Einstein wasn't getting lost in the master bedroom, he was lost in thought.”
“You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars.”
“Your mistake does not define who you are...you are your possibilities.”
“The rich...should beg the poor to forgive us for the bread we bring them. Healthy people sometimes feel they need to beg forgiveness too, although there is no reason why. Maybe we simply ask forgiveness for not being born where these poor women have been born, knowing that if we lived here too, our fate might well have been the same.”
“Sixty-four percent of managers in the U.S. are afraid to be alone in a room with a woman. Mentoring is all about being alone in a room with someone. Let's start talking about this honestly. The lack of equal access is the silent killer for women and no one wants to talk about it.”
“Part of the strength of science is that it has tended to attract individuals who love knowledge and the creation of it. ... Thus, it is the communication process which is at the core of the vitality and integrity of science.”

Source : Philip Hauge Abelson (1985). “Enough of Pessimism: 100 Essays”, Westview Press
“Self-control is the only possible road to character development”

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