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A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate. — Iain Duncan Smith
My mother wanted me off her hands. She was a working woman. She designed clothes, and she was a celebrity collector. It's my mother's ambition… — Stephen Sondheim
Cities are responsible for the vast majority of the creation of the economy. They're also places into which we pour the vast majority of resources,… — Alex Steffen
It worries me about our unwillingness to really address reforms and modernization in Medicare. This thing was designed 37 years ago. It has not evolved… — John Sununu
What the investment community does like is short-term measures designed to boost share prices. — James Surowiecki
The Xbox 360 is the best game console ever designed. It's fast and powerful - games look as good on the 360 as on high-end… — James Surowiecki
Unlike most government programs, Social Security and, in part, Medicare are funded by payroll taxes dedicated specifically to them. Some of the tax revenue pays… — James Surowiecki
It is impossible that anything so natural, so necessary, and so universal as death, should ever have been designed by providence as an evil to… — Jonathan Swift
In my early days in Hollywood I tried to be economical. I designed my own clothes, much to my mother's distress. — Gene Tierney
The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members. — Harry S. Truman
Human bodies are designed for regular physical activity. The sedentary nature of much of modern life probably plays a significant role in the epidemic incidence… — Andrew Weil
The main message of Climate Revolution is that climate change is caused by the rotten financial system we've got, designed to create poverty and rip… — Vivienne Westwood
I designed 'Buffy' to be an icon, to be an emotional experience, to be loved in a way that other shows can't be loved. Because… — Joss Whedon
The power of the silent filibuster to distort Senate politics is now accepted on Capitol Hill and by the press as normal and not worth… — Juan Williams
My dresses are designed to win, so going through it, I think about, what do I want to represent? So, definitely, Vera Wang has been… — Venus Williams
You want to know what a robot's designed for. And if it's doing something outside the scope of what it's made to do, you should… — Daniel H. Wilson
The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire… — Woodrow Wilson
Nearly all inventions are not recognised for their positive side either when they're made. So, for example, scientists didn't go out to design a CD… — Robert Winston
The First Amendment was designed to allow for disruption of business as usual. It is not a quiet and subdued amendment or right. — Naomi Wolf
In 70s America, protest used to be very effective, but in subsequent decades municipalities have sneakily created a web of 'overpermiticisation' - requirements that were… — Naomi Wolf

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