#owners

People who own property feel a sense of ownership in their future and their society. They study, save, work, strive and vote. And people trapped in a culture of tenancy do not. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#feel #future #own #ownership #people

Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#claiming #freed #freeing #one thing #ownership

Journalists should think of themselves as outside the Establishment, and owners can't be too worried about what they're told at their country clubs. ↗

— Rupert Murdoch

#clubs #country #establishment #journalists #outside

Tax cuts continue to benefit families, seniors, and small business owners, as evidenced by unparalleled economic growth in Nevada and across the country. ↗

— Jon Porter

#benefit #business #business owners #continue #country

The marketplace can handle this. The laws are there. The courts have shown a consistent ability to find a balance between copyright owners and copyright users. ↗

— Hilary Rosen

#balance #between #consistent #copyright #courts

For an economic recovery program to be effective, it must not only create a short-term economic boost but also generate lasting value. Home Star would accomplish that by breaking down the key barrier between homeowners and money-saving retrofits: upfront costs. ↗

— Peter Welch

#also #barrier #between #boost #breaking

I am for socialism, disarmament, and, ultimately, for abolishing the state itself... I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class, and the sole control of those who produce wealth. Communism is the goal. ↗

— Roger Nash Baldwin

#am #class #communism #control #disarmament

A writer should get as much education as possible, but just going to school is not enough; if it were, all owners of doctorates would be inspired writers. ↗

— Gwendolyn Brooks

#enough #get #going #inspired #just

High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list. Make it collaborative: The students will feel ownership, and everyone will dig in. ↗

— Dave Eggers

#collaborative #dig #everyone #feel #get

When I was in Philadelphia during the Depression in 1930 or '31, I got a very sad job as a night watchman in a garage. The cars in the garage had been abandoned by their owners, since they had lost their jobs and couldn't keep up the payments. ↗

— Tom Glazer

#been #cars #depression #during #garage