I want a shot for people like me to grow up and do something with themselves. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Cynicism is the last refuge of those who don't want to do the work of creating a better society. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
If you ever want to get a sense of your own personal failure, look at yourself trying to get across a point… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Media outlets that are exploiting Ebola because they want a sensational story and politicians using it to their own ends ought to… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
We do not want to live in a theocracy. We should maintain that barrier and government has no business telling someone what… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Corporations don't create jobs, customers do. So when all the economic gains go to the top, as they're doing now, the vast… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Yale Law School was the kind of place you went if you felt you needed to go to law school, maybe, for… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
If we want corporations to act differently, we have to force them to do so through laws that are fully enforced and… — 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
The core principle is that we want an economy that works for everyone, not just for a small elite. We want equal… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I think re-engineering or restructuring or downsizing or rightsizing or whatever you want to call it, it's basically firing, has gone way… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Public employees should have the right to bargain for better wages and working conditions, just like all employees do. — Robert Reich Copy Share
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
Today, for good or ill, people are thinking about many social problems from the standpoint of their own kitchen tables. I think the way… — Robert Reich Copy Share
There's sort of a chilling effect on non-profits and the media and a lot of other places because the establishment is so powerful. That's… — Robert Reich Copy Share
We already have an annual wealth tax on homes, the major asset of the middle class. It's called the property tax. Why not a… — Robert Reich Copy Share
