Money Quotes
It`s only after you`ve lost everything, [...] that you`re free to do anything.
We must never forget that we are human, and as humans we dream, and when we dream we dream of money.
All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.
No one should approach the temple of science with the soul of a money changer.
Knowledge is the only instrument of production that is not subject to diminishing returns.
Often when he looked at the multidude of wares exposed for sale, [Socrates] would say to himself, "How many things I can do without!"
It`s always seemed to me, after all, that Christmas, with its spirit of giving, offers us all a wonderful opportunity each year to reflect upon what we all most sincerely and deeply believe in. I refer, of course, to money.
The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward.
Buyers normally choose things they correctly expect to enjoy using. But not at Christmas. As a result, the massive holiday spending has the potential to do a terrible job matching products with users.
High-income people spend a lot more than do average people on education and retirement savings. If we were trying to get clues about good gifts from what the rich do, then we should give people education and future consumption.
How many times have you heard that "more is better, " "fake it ‘til you make it, " or "clothes make the man?" They tell us that more stuff means more happiness, when in fact, more stuff often means more headaches and more debt.
When you reach a certain age you have, it seems to me, a right to expect some parts of your life to stay stable. Like what, for instance? Like money, for instance.