John Lanchester Inequality in the developed world fell for most of the 20th century; we can make it fall for most of the 21st century, too. But it won’t happen without sustained pressure on politicians from electorates. – John Lanchester Century Quotes Developed Quotes Electorates Quotes Fall Quotes Fell Quotes Happen Quotes Inequality Quotes Politicians Quotes Pressure Quotes Sustained Quotes It doesn’t thrill me to bits that the state has to use the tools of electronic surveillance to keep us safe, but it seems clear to me that it does, and that our right to privacy needs to be qualified, just as our other rights are qualified, in the interest of general security and the common good. Rising inequality is not a law of nature – it’s not even a law of economics. It is a consequence of political and economic arrangements, and those arrangements can be changed.
CourageGraham GreeneMen People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes it needs as much courage to walk with any kind of bearing towards another person’s habitual misery. – Graham Greene
Jennifer Meyer I’ve never had a time where I didn’t want to do my jewelry anymore. Once I started it, and once I realized I was really doing something I loved, I gave it my heart. When we first started the company, I did it all myself in our living room. – Jennifer Meyer
David Chipperfield When the Americans are behind you, they’re behind you 100%, and this gives you real confidence as an architect. They expect you to lead a building project – to make the kind of big and costly decisions that, in Britain, have been handed over to project managers and cost-cutters. – David Chipperfield
Sara Cox In the 80s, mum used to make a beautiful beef in red wine sauce, which I thought very exotic. And an incredible chilli con carne, with baked beans so it wasn’t too spicy for us. Later, when I asked for the recipes, she said: ‘I don’t know – they were Colman’s or Schwartz’s packet mixes.’ It completely ruined it for me. – Sara Cox
Mary-Kate Olsen I look at old photos of me, and I don’t feel connected to them at all. – Mary-Kate Olsen
Billy Burke I started out as a musician. Although I always wanted to have a dual career, I fell into the TV and movie business more strongly and more quickly. – Billy Burke
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