“Pursuing employment or climatic relief, we live in voluntary exile fro...” — John Thorn Quote

“Pursuing employment or climatic relief, we live in voluntary exile from our extended families and our longer past, but in an involuntary exile from ourselves and our own past.”

“Planning to play: that's what saving for retirement is today - and it is antithetical to the nature of play, fully within the definition of work, and blissfully ignorant of the reality of death.”

“The caliber of play suffered and attendance declined year by year. Interest in college football was exploding, and there was this new game called basketball.”

“For many in baseball September is a month of stark contrast with April, when everyone had dared to hope. If baseball is a lot like life, as pundits declare, it is because life is more about losing than winning.”

“Yes, we've seen it all before. And yes, those who do not study history are condemned to repeat it. But no, the sky is not falling - baseball is such a great game that neither the owners nor the players can kill it. After some necessary carnage, market forces will prevail.”

“All social workers want is to get everyone involved in a programme. Because a programme provides full employment for three generations of social workers. And they mess up.”

“Spending on infrastructure will help employment.”

“For many children, the library represents their only access to books, reading, and the Internet outside of their home. If you think about how far behind a child would be without access to these fundamental tools - tools that are vital to successful employment later in life - it's a travesty.”

“I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.”

“At the end of the day, the true value proposition of education is employment.”

“Only a small rich fringe hates Social Security for disincentivizing 80-year-olds from seeking full-time employment.”