This desire for equity must not lead to an excess of welfare, where nobody is responsible for anything. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes desire equity excess
The problem with a purely collective system is not only that it requires economic growth, and the right sort of demographic trends, but that it prevents people thinking about their futures in a responsible way. Jacques Delors collectivedemographiceconomic share on social
The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws. Jacques Delors agreementalongsidecollective Change image and share on social
The problem of how we finance the welfare state should not obscure a separate issue: if each person thinks he has an inalienable right to welfare, no matter what happens to the world, that's not equity, it's just creating a society where you can't ask anything of people. Jacques Delors createequityfinance share on social
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. Barack Obama desireeducationgrade share on social
Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance. John Henry Newman corruptiondefectevil Change image and share on social
I went to Northwestern in Chicago, in Evanston, and then I ended up trickling down in Chicago theater. I did a bunch of plays, but I was non-equity. For a lot of people, non-equity means you're not yet professional. But for me, if you're in a mainstream theater, you're doing something real. Denis O'Hare bunchchicagoend share on social