First impressions of mediaeval life are usually coloured by the courtly romances of Malory and his later refiners. Chaucer brings us down… — William Langland Copy Share Image
From the day he took office, President Obama has been open to any good idea when it comes to the budget, as… — Dan Pfeiffer Copy Share Image
I grew up in a middle class household with parents, went to good schools, and never feared for anything, never wanted for… — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
Talking about success in society, no one can complain, because today everyone can choose what he or she wants. They don't just… — Odd Nerdrum Copy Share Image
“In the wake of 1984’s pummeling the Michigan Democratic Party commissioned Stanley Greenberg, then a political scientist and later a preeminent Democratic… — Ian Haney López Copy Share Image
Middle class people, the bourgeoisie, they are also feeling frightened at the moment. Some fear losing their fortunes; some go bankrupt; some… — Zygmunt Bauman Copy Share Image
I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a… — Gary Kemp Copy Share Image
When I sat in rooms with middle-aged white men, I heard them speaking like young black men in America. They had been… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
I'm all for reforming our higher education system, in the 21st century, to have the skills you need for a middle-class job,… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
We no longer have a significant middle class in the US due to Barack Obama's job-killing ban on oil drilling in Zion… — Gary Cohn Copy Share Image
I don't know how long it will take. We can and we will get it under 6 percent. Let's look at, let's… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Thing we're trying to add to this is that lower corporate tax rates as we try and spur the economy. So that's… — Mick Mulvaney Copy Share Image
The cardinal rule of taxation is that whatever you put a levy on, you'll inevitably get less of. Taxing corporate activity means… — Adam Davidson Copy Share Image
Conservative statesmen from Alexander Hamilton to Ronald Reagan sometimes supported protectionism, and at other times, they leaned toward lowering barriers. But they… — Robert Lighthizer Copy Share Image
“Whereas in 1800 at least 90 per cent of Egyptians were poor peasants, by 1900 more than 25 per cent of the… — Tarek Osman Copy Share Image
The biggest start-up successes - from Henry Ford to Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg - were pioneered by people from solidly middle-class… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
I think the working-class part of me comes out. Sometimes the people who have the loudest mouths are upper-class, upper-middle-class. The quietest… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
One of the things I really worry about is that if you don't see middle class wage growth, if you don't see… — James Vance Copy Share Image
We weren't wealthy but we weren't poor either. My mum was a teacher and my dad, Chris, was an England international cricketer.… — Stuart Broad Copy Share Image
What I think is bugging this guy [Steven Lerner] is the belief that debt - forced debt upon middle-class people, students (i.e.,… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
That's a huge fear for middle-class women. It's not so much a fear for poor women, because poor women have always assumed… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
Ten years ago I said, you know, my goal is to be able to get food on the table. What I'm trying… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The initial 18th-, 19th-century intention was to give the less-educated lower classes a way to move up into this new, rising middle… — Kory Stamper Copy Share Image
“Getting money from my dad is a finesse job. Luckily, I have finesse coming out of my arse. I barged into his… — Sarra Manning Copy Share Image
You know, in China, they say, come on over, we'll build the plant for you. Of course, then they steal your patents,… — Debbie Stabenow Copy Share Image
The public is ready now for a safety net for the middle class, something not just for the poor, but for everyone… — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
Black men in ghetto communities (and many who live in middle class communities) are targeted by the police at early ages, often… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
MGR's rule took care of the poor, the downtrodden, and the middle class. I have faith that I, too, can provide that… — Rajinikanth Copy Share Image
Everybody who stands against Donald Trump are the people who have been running the country into the ground, who have been controlling… — Stephen Miller Copy Share Image
For 40 years, the American middle class has been disappearing. Millions of people are working longer hours for lower wages despite a… — Lindsey Graham Copy Share Image
“While it cannot be denied that the state's enhanced role in the mid-twentieth century necessitated a larger bureaucracy, or that the officials… — Simon Collier Copy Share Image
“Dan was doing his best Ian Kabra impersonation, looking around the store as though inspecting it for cockroaches. Amy tried to turn… — Jude Watson Copy Share Image
This is one way that wealthy Americans could really contribute. They could put hundreds of millions of dollars into the infrastructure bank,… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
The size of the U.S. middle class has been shrinking. Wages have been stagnant. We don't have those factory jobs that paid… — Philip Kotler Copy Share Image
Chinese people as consumers, while they've always valued food and beverage for the health food qualities, they are also now wanting it… — Jenny Shipley Copy Share Image
“I’m chronically unemployed. Never had a job my whole life. None of my family did. I take that back. Once my daddy… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
“But it was really the then-popular right-wing demagogue Glenn Beck who gave Republicans a taste of what was to come as the… — Mark Lilla Copy Share Image
“The river barge "Binkey's Sequin" reminded me of a shopkeeper's wife. She was middle-aged, middle class, a little run down, a little… — Glen Cook Copy Share Image
The middles cleave to euphemisms not just because they're an aid in avoiding facts. They like them also because they assist their… — Paul Fussell Copy Share Image
Developed and benefited from the unsustainable patterns of production and consumption which have produced our present dilemma. It is clear that current… — Maurice Strong Copy Share Image