For millions, the retirement dream is in reality an economic nightmare. For millions, growing old today means growing poor, being sick, living in substandard housing, and having to scrimp merely to subsist. — Sylvia Porter Copy Share Image
The average family exists only on paper and its average budget is a fiction, invented by statisticians for the convenience of statisticians. — Sylvia Porter Copy Share
I worked up a daily fury about some economic injustice because there were so many of them. — Sylvia Porter Copy Share
One of the soundest rules to remember when making forecasts in the field of economics is that whatever is to happen is happening already. — Sylvia Porter Copy Share
I've always been independent, and I don't see how it conflicts with femininity. — Sylvia Porter Copy Share
In those days [1935] I would read what the opposition papers got out, and I'd say to myself, 'What I'm doing just isn't good… — Sylvia Porter Copy Share
For millions, the retirement dream is in reality an economic nightmare. For millions, growing old today means growing poor, being sick, living in substandard… — Sylvia Porter Copy Share
Money never remains just coins and pieces of paper. Money can be translated into the beauty of living, a support in misfortune, an education,… — Sylvia Porter Copy Share
Beware of the danger signals that flag problems: silence, secretiveness, or sudden outburst. — Sylvia Porter Copy Share
I've learned ruthless concentration. I can write under any circumstances...street noises, loud talk, music, you name it. — Sylvia Porter Copy Share
I had always assumed that people were interested in economic affairs, just as I was. My assumption was justified. The times caught up with… — Sylvia Porter Copy Share
