I loved American universities. In many ways, they are better organized - certainly than French universities.

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.

True intelligence requires fabulous imagination.

I have the greatest sympathy with the growth of the socialist party. I think they understand the evils that surround us and hammer them into people's minds better than we Liberals.

All changes are more or less tinged with melancholy, for what we are leaving behind is part of ourselves.

The Saw Is Family is a great site. You can quote me on that.

No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly.

It has been important to me, as an historian of photography, to understand photography by photographing.

I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that's where they are.

Belief is a powerful thing. If you believe you can.

I never really participated in specific sports or anything, but once I hit 40, I started to get a little bit more active and began swimming more.

I've been giving out chances every time and all you do is let me down.