Once constituted, capital reproduces itself faster than output increases. The past devours the future.

Wealth is so concentrated that a large segment of society is virtually unaware of its existence.

We want capitalism and market forces to be the slave of democracy rather than the opposite.

It's important to realize that innovation and growth in itself are not sufficient to moderate inequality of wealth.

When inequality gets to an extreme, it is completely useless for growth.

Our modern democratic ideal is based on the hope that inequalities will be based on merit more than inheritance or luck.

No hypocrisy is too great when economic and financial elites are obliged to defend their interest.

Over a long period of time, the main force in favor of greater equality has been the diffusion of knowledge and skills.

Indeed, the distribution of wealth is too important an issue to be left to economists, sociologists, historians, and philosophers.

At the heart of every major political upheaval lies a fiscal revolution.

I don't think there is any serious evidence that we need to be paying people more than 100 times the average wage in order to get high-performing managers.

After Puckoon I swore I'd never write another book. This is it

It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.

Kisses are a shared solitude.

My weakness ... is architecture. I think of my work as ephemeral architecture, dedicated to the beauty of the female body.

I've always loved improvising. That's how I write songs. Creativity has an improvised element to it.

The more we spread the word, the further it will go and more it will change!

What is of consequence is I did my best.

Women are more difficult to handle than men. It's their minds.

Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.

The aloha spirit is real simple. You give and you give and you give . . . and you give from here (the heart), until you have nothing else to give.