10 Quotes by Andrew Hacker

For this reason, it is my further belief that it is not necessary to give notice of this application to John Fisher and Son (Limited) as the original grantor of the restrictive covenant,

Advertising has always been the Peck's Bad Boy of American business urging us to buy things we probably don't need and often can't afford.

They’ll be black because that’s the way they’re seen. Barack Obama, Tiger Woods, Halle Berry, have all known that. Will that change? Don’t hold your breath.

Racism has always been able to come up with a scientific veneer.

Every time a message seems to grab us, and we think, 'I just might try it,' we are at the nexus of choice and persuasion that is advertising.

This should be a matter of public concern. After all, one reason taxpayers must pay more every April is that wealth made over to foundations not only avoids inheritance levies but becomes tax-exempt in its new incarnation.

Every time a message seems to grab us, and we think, ‘I just might try it,’ we are at the nexus of choice and persuasion that is advertising.

Advertising has always been the Peck’s Bad Boy of American business urging us to buy things we probably don’t need and often can’t afford.

My answer is that I’ve found it an absorbing example of how a society can cling to policies and practices that serve no rational purpose. They persist because they become embedded, usually bolstered by those who benefit. Nor are the issues entirely academic. Making mathematics a barrier ends up suppressing opportunities, stifling creativity, and denying society a wealth of varied talents.