"The real culprits are those who created..." - Quote by Thomas Sowell
The real culprits are those who created a system that makes it dangerous to work and safe to loaf.
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“There is no talent so ardently supported, nor generously rewarded, as the ability to convince parasites they are victims.”
“The biggest difference between people is between those who are trying to do the right thing - whether or not they succeed - and those for whom the only question is how much they can get away with.”
“Right after liberal Democrats, the most dangerous politicians are country club Republicans.”
More on Incentives
“People in the political world have every incentive to say things that lead voters away from a clear economic understanding of issues. What has happened more and more is that organized groups have more and more reasons to say things that don't make any economic sense.”
“The way the [welfare] programs are organized, poor people are only paid to do things that are counter-productive - such as breaking up their families, such as not earning above a certain level of income.”
“If something's expensive to develop, and somebody's not going to get paid, it won't get developed. So you decide: Do you want software to be written, or not?”
More on Work Ethic
“He did each single thing as if he did nothing else.”
“You must work very hard to become a natural golfer.”
“You have to be uncompromised in your level of commitment to whatever you are doing, or it can disappear as fast as it appeared... Excellence isn't a one-week or one-year ideal. It's a constant. There will be days when you don't feel on top of your game, or meetings in which you aren't at your best, but your commitment remains constant. No compromises.”