Steginsky Capital Quotes & Sayings

The impulse to freeze the system, to try to tape all the cracks and staple all the cleavages, to ensure that nobody has to explain to their kid why Christmas this year is going to be a lousy Christmas, that is one of our greatest dangers. — Will Wilkinson

In 302, the Roman emperor Diocletian commanded "there should be cheapness," declaring, "Unprincipled greed appears wherever our armies ... march ... Our law shall fix a measure and a limit to this greed." The predictable result of Diocletian's food price controls were black markets, hunger and food confiscation by his soldiers. Despite the disastrous history of price controls, politicians never manage to resist tampering with prices
that's not a flattering observation of their learning abilities. — Walter E. Williams

A person who is impartial, fair, calm, gentle, serene, accepting, and openhearted is indeed a refuge. — Karen Armstrong

To be good to the vile is to throw water into the sea. — Miguel De Cervantes

The moon has nothing to be sad about,
Staring from her hood of bone.

She is used to this type of thing.
Her blacks crackle and drag. — Sylvia Plath

I feel so rich in my emotions and in my life and so grateful when I'm home and so grateful when I'm at work. — Kelli O'Hara

Extreme poverty is extremely dangerous. — Martin O'Malley

People talk about balance. Balance is an awful measure of things because it implies a scale that inevitably tips. I like to look through the filter of, 'Is the life I'm leading consistent with my priorities?' For me, my family is the ultimate litmus test. — Ivanka Trump

One good thing about jail is that it allows you to think a lot. — John Grisham

My grammy never gave gifts, you know. She was too busy getting raped by Cossacks. — Woody Allen

I was a late bloomer. I tried out for the football team, and I got locked off the field. That's how I wound up in drama. — Dennis Quaid

The religion and the environmentalism of the highly industrialized countries are at bottom a sham, because they make it their business to fight against something that they do not really wish to destroy. We all live by robbing nature, but our standard of living demands that the robbery shall continue. We must achieve the character and acquire the skills to live much poorer than we do. — Wendell Berry