Privilege Philosopher Pillows

"My gut tells me this is a time to mute our hoopla."

Kid arrives with CCTV camera, saying: 'It followed me home, can we keep it?'

"What's wrong, girl? Trouble? Rachel can't decide which private school to attend?" "Upper West Side Lassie"

'I'm worried about all these unemployed. They're still on our payroll'

"A hole half this size sold for 340,000 acorns last week! No inspection!"

'Maximising shareholder value doesn't count.'

"I can't understand it, we did quite well in the first three quarters.

"My strength is as the strength of ten, because I'm rich."

"Ted's been down in the dumps since they started giving greed a bad name."

Computer spying.

'Can Mr. Sloan call you back? He's taking time to stop and smell the profits.'

'You're out of '50 Great Years of Mindless Consumerism?' How about 'Celebrating America's Shopping Malls?' That one, too?'

"I'll bet a lot of people wish they had a royal palace to return to."

"That's an old wives' tale. Money does make you happy!"

"At this time boarding first will be all first class passengers, a.k.a. the more important people on this flight."

'Thank goodness we don't need profits in order to make piles of money.'

"I give and I give but all they see is take."

'Sure, but king benefits aren't portable.'

"Having a fine old name really has been enough for me."

Corporate Ladder

"I accept the cookies I cannot change."

Quarantine: The great equalizer

"Remember to take into account my client had no life coach."

'The global positioning system says we're on the border between middle class and lower middle class.'

The Stock Market Giveth. . . The Stock Market Taketh Away.

"Okay, Max, your dad is the commissioner, you're at first base. Harry, your parents donated 5 grand to fix the snack bar, you're at shortstop. . ."

Michael Loser (a beggar).

"Ambitions... to be corrupted by power"

"No, my boy, we don't pay taxes. That allows us to spend lavishly and stimulate the economy."

Save our spaces

"That satellite that constantly tracks our position on earth to within fifty feet recommends that we get out more."

"Sure, we hobnobbed, but we never networked."

"For my bat mitzvah, my dad is getting me incorporated."

"I'm finally at a point where I learned I don't need to please my nutritionist and trainer."

Rolling out the red carpet.