177 Quotes by Robert B. Reich

As Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said, everyone is entitled to their own opinions but not their own facts. He might have added that everyone is entitled to their own interpretations but not their own logic. When we accept lies as facts, or illogic as logic, we lose the shared reality necessary to tackle our common problems. We become powerless.

The invisible hand of the marketplace is connected to a wealthy and muscular arm.

Don’t assume that we’re locked in a battle between capitalism and socialism. We already have socialism – for the very rich. Most Americans are subject to harsh capitalism.

Education is a public good that builds the capacity of a nation to wisely govern itself, and promotes equal opportunity.

A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build a more collaborative, more innovative system that will work over the long term.

The problem right now is jobs. The problem right now is the economy and economic growth.

I have found over the years that the most important way of getting people to relax is self-deprecating humor.

The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It’s the party of non-voters.

We are paying teachers who are in charge of our human capital, arguably more important than our financial capital, a very tiny fraction of what Wall Streeters are paid.