I was a bookworm who aced every test - until third grade, when my teacher handed out a pop quiz about Jesus and the Apostles. Caroline Leavitt
Beauty, unlike the rest of the gifts handed out at birth, does not require dedication, patience and hard work to pay off. But it's also the only gift that does not keep on giving. Paulina Porizkova
Nice to be in Washington, where the buck stops here! Way to go. And then it's handed out to AIG and many other people. Robin Williams
Power travels in the bloodlines, handed out before birth. Louise Erdrich
In the subprime mortgage industry, bankers handed out iffy loans like candy at a parade because such loans meant revenue and, hence, bonuses for executives in the here-and-now. Thomas Frank
For-profit higher education is today a booming industry, feeding on the student loans handed out to the desperate. Thomas Frank