In the World

Other people saying things

"You may not be special, but you are beloved."

"It’s very hard to respect the rights of someone you do not respect. I think that we have almost taught ourselves to have a cynical view of other people."

"It's a decision to conduct monetary policy exclusively for the benefit of the moneyed class, which likes low inflation, and the corporate class, which dislikes tight labor markets—and without concern for the preferences of the middle class, which likes having a job. Remarkably, a lot of people in Washington DC are blind to this."

"It struck me that as I'd been sitting on the train, reading about people who lived in CHA housing, I was literally surrounded by those people."

"People who pay no income tax do pay federal taxes – payroll taxes, gas taxes and various others. Working families are not free riders."

"You never feel completely sad or completely happy. You just feel kinda satisfied with your products, and then you die."

"Dappled light and unhappy party-time people, then it’s Manet."

"C’mon, sweet thing, my existential dread ain’t gonna ameliorate itself!"

Steve Thorngate

The Century managing editor is also a church musician and songwriter.

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