Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks.

Indias rigid social structure limits intergenerational economic mobility and fosters acceptance of vast wealth disparities.

Thanks to decades of accumulated federal budget deficits and, more significantly, imprudent Medicare and Social Security policies, we've stolen almost $60 trillion from our children.

Not surprisingly, troubled economic times often beget proselytizers of wacky, extreme ideas.

The weak economy, widening income inequality, gridlock in Congress and a presidential election: Those were perhaps the dominant economic and political themes of 2012.

The highest-income Americans don't need tax-free health insurance, mortgage interest deductions or deferred taxation on retirement funds.

China has lunged into the 21st century, while India is still lurching toward it.

Most troublesome is the legalization of 'crowd funding,' the ability of start-up companies to raise capital from small investors on the Internet.

The largest number of jobs likely to be created by the JOBS Act will be for lawyers needed to clean up the mess that it will create.

Visits to crowded Indian urban centers unleash sensory assaults: colorful dress and lilting chatter provide a backdrop to every manner of commerce, from small shops to peddlers to beggars.

You knows dat in New Orleans is not morning 'til dee sun come up.

I'm really happy to see the explosion of interest in Korean food, and this hybrid Korean-American food.

I never sat down and decided to make work about life and death. It just all comes out of my head like water pouring out of a jug.

Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.

I want a laitywho know their creed so well, that they can give an account of it, who know so much of history that they can defend it.

There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.

I learned early on that there are certain things you can control in the press, and things you cannot.

I'm always preparing for a regular life.

It is the creator of fiction's point of view; it is the character who interests him. Sometimes he wants to convince the reader that the story he is telling is as interesting as universal history.

The narrow-minded who undertake any work will never be satisfied. They cannot understand the actions of those who are large hearted and broad-minded.