Poterba James Quotes & Sayings

Percy wondered if something inside the boy had broken permanently. — Rick Riordan

You're Death,' I said. 'In saddle shoes. — Lish McBride

The stories have been told so often by those of us who supported President Reagan over the years that they seem mundane, almost like a fictional novel or a movie script. — William L. Jenkins

The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Every day in America, about 25,000 people buy a quarter-inch drill. But nobody in America wants a quarter-inch drill. What they want are holes. — Angus King

There is no great writing, only great rewriting. — Louis D. Brandeis

Research by James Poterba at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology finds that the wealth of the U.S.'s elderly is highly skewed. About half of retirees have little or no financial wealth when they retire and depend almost entirely on Social Security for their income. — Greg Ip

If I am truly to become an autonomous woman, then I must take over that role of being my own guardian ... I not only have to become my own husband, but I need to be my own father, too. — Elizabeth Gilbert