I think that Indian writing in English is a really peculiar beast. I can't think of any literature - perhaps Russian literature… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
When the middle class thrives, the country thrives, and when it doesn't, we don't. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
We are committing ourselves to basic protections of our people... We will not permit banks to repossess the homes of working class… — Alexis Tsipras Copy Share Image
“One of the reasons the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the middle class struggles in debt is that the… — Robert T. Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
Remember 'The Brady Bunch' TV show? That 1970s family had a full-time live-in housekeeper called Alice. Mrs. Brady worked at the PTA… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
“The Truly Disadvantaged, the most important book written about poverty in the past three decades. It was Wilson who first observed, famously,… — Kathryn Edin 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
“The Stoics taught a life of restraint and control, the personal cultivation of learning, beauty, and reason. The Stoics asked the Romans… — Norman F. Cantor Copy Share Image
In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“The bankruptcy wars changed me forever. Even before this grinding battle, I had begun to understand the terrible squeeze on the middle… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
“Unions gave us the forty-hour workweek, the weekend, and the middle class.” — Al Franken Copy Share Image
Obviously, our most pressing need is subsistence for the most vulnerable victims of Katrina, but we should not overlook the fact that… — Artur Davis Copy Share Image
The world is polarized. The middle class becomes smaller. The polarization makes the difference between rich and the poor big. This is… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I quite like the transitions of being an actor, because you get to explore these little pockets of life. So if you're… — Matt Smith Copy Share Image
“There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what.” As he described them, they were… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
It was expected of all good middle-class Indian people to build India and, as you know, Indians - when we say, 'build… — Shekhar Kapur Copy Share Image
If Donald Trump had said something like I'm going to raise taxes on the middle class, it would be all over the… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
I grew up with great coaching, and it had nothing to do with sports. I had great parents. I really got some… — Jerry Jones Copy Share Image
By the grace of God, my parents were fantastic. We were a very normal family, and we have had a very middle-class… — Abhishek Bachchan Copy Share Image
I find it very difficult to relate to India's new middle class. This very patriotic and neoliberal group that mixes religion and… — Sarnath Banerjee 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
I'd love if people relearned the lessons of the 20th century all over again. Which is to say this country progressed economically… — David Simon Copy Share Image
I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver… — Tammy Baldwin Copy Share Image
This is unconscionable. There is no need for this. The middle class got knocked on their heels. The great recession crushed them.… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
The people who talk about the middle class aren't upholding their interests in the legislature. — Alissa Quart Copy Share Image
