Now, I do think when we move into 2012 and ’13 when, presumably, the economy is on firmer ground, I would allow the tax rates for upper-income individuals to revert back to where they were before the cuts in the 1990s. I think at that point it makes perfect sense. Mark Zandi Read Quote
To the extent that human spirits are made gentle by the social state, sensibility increases; as it increases, the severity of punishment must diminish if one wishes to maintain a constant relation between object and feeling. Cesare Beccaria Read Quote
The problem with taking venture capital is if you take $5m from someone, it may feel great; you may feel like they’re validating your business model. But they’re giving $5m out to 20 different people, hoping one of them will be a hit. They don’t really care if it’s you. Jon Oringer Read Quote
Frankly, Indian women inherit this collective cultural unconscious – this sense of guilt, shame, and dishonour. I think Indian girls need to become shameless and a little selfish, too. Swara Bhaskar Read Quote
All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. Henry Ward Beecher Read Quote
I’m fighting back against years and years and years of the cultural and the political left telling people to sit down and shut up. Andrew Breitbart Read Quote
Ultimately, the goal at the end of the day is to win each game, regardless of how it’s done, who scores the touchdowns, who catches the passes. Jarvis Landry Read Quote
When I decided to go to L.A. I said I was going to quit modelling and just go and see how I do. In the first two weeks I got three movies. I was so excited I had all my furniture shipped out from New York. Estella Warren Read Quote
I’m very fast on teaching guys. Like, when I came over here, I only had two rehearsals with the band. I wondered when I first got here… but it sure came up great. Ike Turner Read Quote
