[The US] budget is dominated by the retirement programs, Social Security and Medicare - loosely speaking, the post-cold-war federal government is a big pension fund that also happens to have an army.

Rising inequality isn’t about who has the knowledge; it’s about who has the power.

Bad ideas flourish because they are in the interest of powerful groups.

A snarky but accurate description of monetary policy over the past five years is that the Federal Reserve successfully replaced the technology bubble with a housing bubble

Wealthy Americans who benefit hugely from a system rigged in their favor react with hysteria to anyone who points out just how rigged the system is.

So what are the effects of increasing minimum wages? Any Econ 101 student can tell you the answer: The higher wage reduces the quantity of labor demanded, and hence leads to unemployment.

Middle-class societies don't emerge automatically as an economy matures, they have to be CREATED through political action.

There are no atheists in foxholes and there are no libertarians in financial crises.

We should try to create the society each of us would want if we didn't know in advance who we'd be.

Outrageous fiscal mendacity is neither historically normal nor bipartisan. It’s a modern Republican thing.

If you want to understand opposition to climate action, follow the money.

The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley.

I miei silenzi erano scudi contro la realtà dietro i quali nascondevano la verità.

I always say, 'If it looks good on a T-shirt, it would probably be a pretty cool title or cool song.'

The world doesn't need another clothing company. But it does need a certain funk.

I don't ever remember having any bad times here in Pittsburgh.

There are many mediocre entertainers who don't aspire to much more than fame and glory. It's very easy to have them as your role models because there aren't as many greats.

Any judge who allows an adulterer with a live-in girlfriend to terminate the life of his wife should be impeached.

Remove the fear, and the answer comes into focus.

The only difference between me and the fans is I can't eat or drink during the game and you guys can't make moves. Besides that, we are pretty much the same people.

You have to believe in the process. You have to believe in the things that you are doing to help the team win. I think you have to take the good with the bad.