Why do you think the lottery is so popular? Do you think anybody would play if the super payoff was a job on the night shift in a meat-packing plant? People play it so if they win they can be rich and idle. Like I told you years ago - if work is so good, how come they have to pay us to do it?
Mike Royko: The Chicago Tribune Collection 1984-1997 (ed. Agate Digital, 2014) - ISBN: 9781572844926