Refusing to deal with numbers rarely serves the interests of the least well-off.

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.

The size of a plane does not change the weather but it will get you above it. The size of your faith may not change your situation but it will get you over it.

Once upon a time, Jack wouldn't have been caught dead in a princess rescue.

You must question everything. You have to always ask why, and if you do not understand the answer, you ask again.

Cease ye from man whose breath is in his nostrils.

The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse!

I remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern, with maybe a little bit of programming once in a while.

When you're afraid of failure you're more likely to do it.

It was quite nice meeting up because we went through a lot together and we haven't really seen each much other to communicate one to one for quite a long time.

I love the surprise element of being a mom.

My life is based on change. What I say is OK for the next ten minutes, then I change my mind.