Latest Quotes

“The market rewards business leaders for making things more efficient. Efficiency doesn’t love normal people.”

— Andrew Yang, The War on Normal People

“Play for good”

— Play For Good, Galeries Lafayette

“The story itself, in my opinion, is absolutely interesting enough and dark enough and twisted enough to stand on its own. So these changes that are being made in the plot and in the characters don’t really make sense in my opinion. And to me, this is where it starts to cross an ethical line. … The o…”

— M.J. Pack, Chelsea Duff, Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Step-Mom Says Episode 4 of 'The Act' Went 'Off the Rails'

“The new army of Insta-poets offers short, crisp, yet meaningful lines that the youth can relate to—but most importantly, appreciate it in real time. These lines satiate our thirst for something meaningful that our otherwise fast-paced, shallow lives lack...”

— Gariyashi Bhuyan, Follow These Instagram Authors For Some Soulful Micro-Poetry On Your Feed

“The growth of online book piracy has the potential to damage the legitimate book market and make it even harder for authors to make a living from their work. This will harm writers and readers alike—if authors can no longer afford to write, the supply of new writing will inevitably dry up.”

— Sir Philip Pullman, Sir Philip Pullman calls for action to stop ‘damaging’ ebook piracy

“Preacher's upcoming fourth season will be its last. Executive producer Seth Rogen announced the news Monday via his verified Twitter page in which he posted a video revealing that season four of the series would return Aug. 4 for its 'final season.'”

— Lesley Goldberg, 'Preacher's' Fourth Season Will Be Its Last On AMC

“So what’s normal? The normal American did not graduate from college and doesn’t have an associate’s degree. He or she perhaps attended college for one year or graduated from high school. She or he has a net worth of approximately $36K—about $6K excluding home and vehicle equity—and lives paycheck to…”

— Andrew Yang, The War on Normal People

“Out of 193 countries, 160 already have a VAT or goods and services tax, including all developed countries except the United States. The average VAT in Europe is 20 percent. It is well developed and its efficacy has been established. If we adopted a VAT at half the average European level, we could pa…”

— Andrew Yang, The War on Normal People

“The test is not “Will there be new jobs we haven’t predicted yet that appear?” Of course there will be. The real test is “Will there be millions of new jobs for middle-aged people with low skills and levels of education near the places they currently reside?””

— Andrew Yang, The War on Normal People

“The Obama White House published a report in December 2016 that predicted 83 percent of jobs where people make less than $20 per hour will be subject to automation or replacement. Between 2.2 and 3.1 million car, bus, and truck driving jobs in the United States will be eliminated by the advent of sel…”

— Andrew Yang, The War on Normal People

“The logic of the meritocracy is leading us to ruin, because we are collectively primed to ignore the voices of the millions getting pushed into economic distress by the grinding wheels of automation and innovation. We figure they’re complaining or suffering because they’re losers.”

— Andrew Yang, The War on Normal People

“The challenge we must overcome is that humans need work more than work needs us.”

— Andrew Yang, The War on Normal People

“America is starting 100,000 fewer businesses per year than it was only 12 years ago, and is in the midst of shedding millions of jobs due primarily to technological advances.”

— Andrew Yang, The War on Normal People

“Stanford has rescinded the admission of a female student whose application was linked with the bribery scandal rocking college admissions nationwide, the University announced on Tuesday.”

— Erin Woo , Stanford expels student admitted with falsified sailing credentials

“They stretched their boundaries. Now I need you to stretch yours.”

— Amy Seimetz, Lodge Kerrigan, Oliver Becker, Alan Zuker, Erica & Anna

“They like dragging me out before these committees to criticize me for corporate greed, but you know what? Half the country is freeloading off of us.”

— Amy Seimetz, Lodge Kerrigan, Oliver Becker, Alan Zuker, Bria

“Who do you think would do a better job spending your money? You or the government? The person who earned it, or some bloated bureaucracy? The truth is, the public will always be better off when rich pay less tax ‘cause we do more good with our money than any government can.”

— Amy Seimetz, Lodge Kerrigan, Oliver Becker, Alan Zuker, Bria

“Capitalism is being squeezed from both sides by a debate over socialism vs. strongman nationalism: President Trump bullying the Fed, publicly pressuring CEOs and juicing short-term markets at all cost.”

— Jim VandeHei, "Evolve or die"

“The wellness culture on Instagram is so damaging because it’s so fear based. It’s saying, ‘If you don’t eat a certain way, you’re going to have bad skin or a bad body.’”

— Kristi Hall, Elisabeth Sherman, The Dangers Of Dieting Under The Influence

“People who use digital are not photographers—they’re more art directors...They decide after a shoot what’s good, where I have to decide what’s good before I do it. Digital photographers take thousands of pictures, and then edit. Give a camera to a chimp and he could take digital pictures.”

— David Bailey, “Kate Moss Doesn’t Need a Palm Tree”—David Bailey Opens Up About His New SUMO-sized Book From Taschen