“We're building an independent political program that can run electoral politics and then turn on a dime to hold our leaders to task, in case they suddenly develop that old case of amnesia! We'll be there to remind them what they promised and who they promised to work for!” RunningPoliticalTurnsLeaderCasesBuildingProgramTasksIndependentTurn-onDimesAmnesia Author:Richard Trumka
“I thought that, given the system of rewards central to our economic system, in which profit maximization is valued above all else and specifically above life, it is probably just as irresistible to the owners of capital (human or otherwise) to exploit workers (and the land): "Nothing personal," they say as they load their property onto the ship bound for the Middle Passage, "but a man's gotta turn a dime."” MenHumansTurnsGivenEconomicLandMiddlePropertyRewardsWorkersBoundsProfitShipsOwnersPassagesLoadExploitsIrresistibleDimesEconomic SystemsMiddle PassageProfit Maximization Book:The Culture of Make Believe Source: The Culture of Make Believe
“One of the things I like about a character: I always think it's fascinating when a character can turn on a dime and go from one emotion to another. I like watching that.” ThinkingCharacterTurnsEmotionFascinatingTurn-onDimes Author:Albert Brooks