It's not government's business what people do in their private bedrooms. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Too many young people graduate laden with debts that take years, if not decades, to pay off. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Corporations are not people, despite what the Supreme Court says, and they don't need or deserve handouts. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Our young people - their capacities to think, understand, investigate, and innovate - are America's future. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Average working people need more fresh starts. Big corporations, banks, and Donald Trump need fewer. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Corporations aren't people. They have no brains, no consciences, no capacity for intent or guilt. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I have found over the years that the most important way of getting people to relax is self-deprecating humor. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Your most precious possession is not your financial assets. Your most precious possession is the people you have working there, and what… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Cynicism is the largest obstacle to social change. Cynicism is dangerous because people throw up their hands and say, "Well it's not… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
America has become the most unequal society among advanced countries, and rich people are now free to spend as much money on… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton was a very, very good speaker. But like many people who are great speakers and great thinkers and have a… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
If leadership is about anything, it's about leading. Not leading people back to where they already are, because they don't need that.… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Government subsidies to elite private universities take the form of tax deductions for people who make charitable contributions to them. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I think that in politics, when people want to discredit a particular position, they say, "Oh, they are liberals," or "They are… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
More people are killed by stray bullets every day in America than have been killed by Ebola here. More are dying because… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I think the Obama Administration has done a lousy job marketing and selling and explaining this entire thing. And, as a result,… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Today, for good or ill, people are thinking about many social problems from the standpoint of their own kitchen tables. I think… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
One of the things I tell my students is that if you want to understand what's been going on and also what… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I think that it's difficult to talk about large questions of economics or social policy without understanding the building blocks of society.… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
If you give up on politics, you're giving up on democracy. And if you give up on democracy, you're basically saying to… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
What characteristics are most important in creative workers? One quality you need is inventiveness. You need to be able to take whatever… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
The managers of the big brands have a very clear responsibility. It's attracting and keeping talented people in order to sustain and… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Cutting taxes is not bad. But if you cut taxes on the wealthy, which is what they wanted to do, you're not… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
When top executives get huge pay hikes at the same time as middle-level and hourly workers lose their jobs and retirement savings,… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
More and more, leadership, whether it's profit or nonprofit, is about recruiting and keeping talented people. That's the biggest challenge. Yes, you've… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Now we're in a very different economy. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s American management started to do the right things. There… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I'm quite optimistic when it comes to the capacity of our people to have an honest discussion about what's really going on.… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Obviously, personal responsibility is important. But there's no evidence that people who are poor are less ambitious than anyone else. In fact,… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
You ask, "Could we have an honest discussion about earnings insurance?" I think we could, if people understood that the alternative was… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Over the long term, the only way we're going to raise wages, grow the economy, and improve American competitiveness is by investing… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
If consumers don't have the wherewithal to spend because all the money's going to the top, and the people at the top… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
We need a national infrastructure bank to rebuild our crumbling highways and water and sewer systems, thereby putting additional people back to… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Economies are risky. Some industries rise, and others implode, like housing. Some places get richer, and others drop, like Atlantic City. Some… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Social change occurs when the gap between the ideals that people hold and the reality that they see every day gets too… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
In America, people with lots of money can easily avoid the consequences of bad bets and big losses by cashing out at… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
A funny thing happened to the First Amendment on its way to the public forum. According to the Supreme Court, money is… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
One of the most difficult things is to get truthful people. Nobody can manage well if they don't have a lot of… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
To be a skilled politician, you have to be genuine. To really make it work, you have to love people. You have… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I want a shot for people like me to grow up and do something with themselves. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
During three decades from 1947 to 1977, the nation implemented what might be called a basic bargain with American workers. Employers paid them enough… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build a more collaborative, more innovative system that will work… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone -… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
If you give up on politics, you're giving up on democracy. And if you give up on democracy, you're basically saying to the moneyed… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Given that ever-broadening array of options and alternatives, as consumers and investors, we are often bewildered. We need guidance. That's where today's brands come… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I knew Hillary Clinton from undergraduate days and was enormously impressed with her. She was a terrific energy and enthusiasm, and a great organizer.… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Public employees should have the right to bargain for better wages and working conditions, just like all employees do. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Community colleges are great bargains. They avoid the fancy amenities four-year liberal arts colleges need in order to lure the children of the middle… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
