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

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.

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.

I certainly agree that capital is not a one-dimensional object, and that the return on capital takes very different forms for different assets or different people.

Beauty has a lot to do with character.

Your scented tears on white roses - Love is crying in a good way.

I do think that all politicians today have to be more attentive to people wanting to be heard, wanting to have more control over their lives.

Is it impossible to imagine Americans sneaking into Mexico en masse, seeking regular employment and a better way of life?

I ended up spending years on a spiritual quest - diving into the world's great spiritual traditions.

'Man up' is a sexist term that should be retired along with all the other gender-based imperious imperatives.

I love you like a fat kid love cake.

You trust wholly or not at all. Trust was not divisible.

All we can do is search for the falsity content in our best theory.

My secret vice is Sudoku puzzles. Can't stop playing them. My parents are accountants. I blame them entirely.