“America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people.”
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Gloria Steinem97
American feminist and journalist 1934Related quotes
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In Place of Fear (William Heinemann Ltd, 1952), p. 192
1950s
Mitt Romney (1947) American businessman and politician
2012 stump speech, quoted in [2012-1-22, Steyn, Mark, The Man Who Gave Us Newt, National Review, http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/288873/man-who-gave-us-newt-mark-steyn, 2012-02-02]
2012
“I’m the frosting on America’s cake, and tonight I’m willing to let you lick the bowl.”
Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor
“A horn of plenty
spills from your hands into the
starved lives of millions.”
Aberjhani (1957) author
(haiku from poem Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael).
From Articles, Essays, and Poems, On Michael Jackson
“I grew up in a middle-class family in the middle of America in the middle of the last century.”
Hillary Clinton (1947) American politician, senator, Secretary of State, First Lady
Economic policy speech, May 29, 2007. http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/?id=1839 <br class="br">Presidential campaign (January 20, 2007 – 2008)
“Today in America, the middle class is disappearing.”
Bernie Sanders (1941) American politician, senator for Vermont
2010s, 2016, Democratic Presidential Debate in Miami (9 March 2016)
Marc Bekoff (1945) American biologist
Source: Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect