“A woman's income appeal is a bell-shaped curve: men do not want to date low-earning women, but once a woman starts earning too much, they seem to be scared off.”

“There are three basic flavours of incentive: economic, social and moral.”

“Is distinctive black culture the cause of economic disparity between whites and blacks or merely the reflection of it?”

“An expert whose argument reeks of restraint or nuance often doesn't get much attention.”

“When moral posturing is replaced by an honest assessment of the data, the result is often a new, surprising insight.”

“Conventional wisdom in Galbraith's view must be simple, convenient, comfortable and comforting - though not necessarily true.”

“Changing the way we talk is not political correctness run amok. It reflects an admirable willingness to acknowledge others who once were barely visible to the dominant culture, and to recognize tha...”

“I maintain that cultural sensitivity should be replaced by cultural awareness. Awareness implies research, consideration, thought, and judiciousness....Sensitivity denies equal access to language. ...”

“Good taste, the last and vilest of human superstitions, has succeeded in silencing us where all the rest has failed.”

“Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.”

“Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth.”

“Immer wieder behauptete Unwahrheiten werden nicht zu Wahrheiten, sondern, was schlimmer ist, zu Gewohnheiten.”