All too often, lotteries only add to the problem of the financially disadvantaged by taking money from them and giving nothing of value in return.
There's a dark underside to philanthropy. People who give a bunch of money are deferred to, even when they are wrong. The emperor cannot be shown to have no clothes.
A white male Mormon millionaire was not gonna beat Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts, but someone deserved to go out there and give him a real run for his money.
I don't blame the players today for the money. I blame the owners. They started it. They wanna give it to 'em? More power to 'em.
The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.
Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.
The franchise itself gives no real power, unless accompanied by the right on the part of all the possessors of it to elect something like an equal number of representatives.
Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture.
Free speech has been used by the Supreme Court to give immense power to the wealthiest members of our society.
I believe the old boys' network is a powerful one. No one gives up power and privilege willingly, do they?
It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're willing to accept the consequences of doing what you want to do.
I like it when someone gives me a new book of poetry by a poet I haven't read.
Every once in a while, you live long enough to get the respect that people didn't want to give while you were trying to become a senior citizen.
We seem to have a compulsion these days to bury time capsules in order to give those people living in the next century or so some idea of what we are like.
That's one thing you learn in sports. You don't give up; you fight to the finish.
I am so grateful to everybody that supports the Sheckler Foundation, and gives us the ability to continue to help kids and injured action sports athletes.
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.
The most important thing is being passionate about what you're doing and always give it your all. That is the key to success.
I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through.
Part of my success with urban bachata is reinventing yourself as an artist and continuing to give people different kind of fusions, mixing up the elements and concepts without changing the beat.
You shouldn't get to live in society and give nothing back. People complain about their taxes, yet they do nothing for the community. That makes me furious.
