If you’re low-income in the United States, you have a higher chance of going to jail than you do of getting a four-year degree. And that doesn’t seem entirely fair. — Bill Gates Tags: #Jail, #Fair, #Degree, #BillGates, #American, #BusinessmanMini...
I travel a fair amount, read on the plane, and I read fast. — Emily Oster Tags: #Fast, #Fair, #Plane, #EmilyOster, #American, #EconomistMini who’s who: Emily Oster : American Economist Born:...
It was Chicago with its World’s Fair which vivified the national desire for civic beauty. — Daniel Burnham Tags: #Chicago, #Desire, #Fair, #DanielBurnham, #American, #ArchitectMini who’s who: Daniel Burnham : American Architect Born: September 4,...
The World’s Fair was the precursor to theme parks like Disneyworld, and the really sort of cheap, superficial promotional architecture that you see everywhere in the U.S. I think there’s a danger when you start creating a civilisation that isn’t...