Money
Quotes - Knowledge may be power, but money buys both
“How
reprehensible it is when those blessed with commodities insist on ignoring the
poor. Better to torment them, force them into indentured servitude, inflict
compulsion and blows—this at least produces a connection, fury and a pounding
heart, and these too constitute a form of relationship. But to cower in elegant
homes behind golden garden gates, fearful lest the breath of warm humankind
touch you, unable to indulge in extravagances for fear they might be glimpsed
by the embittered oppressed, to oppress and yet lack the courage to show
yourself as an oppressor, even to fear the ones you are oppressing, feeling ill
at ease in your own wealth and begrudging others their ease, to resort to
disagreeable weapons that require neither true audacity nor manly courage, to
have money, but only money, without splendor: That’s what things look like in
our cities at present”
―
Robert Walser, The Tanners
“In
the fashion industry, everything goes retro except the prices.”
―
Criss Jami, Killosophy
“Knowledge
may be power, but money buys both.”
―
V.E. Schwab, Vengeful
“You
can’t substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness
or for a sense of comradeship. Money is not a substitute for tenderness, and
power is not a substitute for tenderness.”
―
Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest
Lesson
“He
didn’t know what beget what, but he quickly learned that people with money to
hide were powerful, and powerful people were violent. It was reliable math: as
the amount of money being conveyed increased, so too did the level of paranoia;
the psychotic behavior of his clients increasing with every figure added to the
sum.”
― T.
Mountebank, Sister Sable
“To
really change the world, we have to help people change the way they see things.
Global betterment is a mental process, not one that requires huge sums of money
or a high level of authority. Change has to be psychological. So if you want to
see real change, stay persistent in educating humanity on how similar we all
are than different. Don't only strive to be the change you want to see in the
world, but also help all those around you see the world through commonalities
of the heart so that they would want to change with you. This is how humanity
will evolve to become better. This is how you can change the world. The
language of the heart is mankind's main common language.”
―
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“Money-makers
are tiresome company, as they have no standard but cash value.”
―
Plato, The Republic
“That
money talks, I'll not deny, I heard it once: it said, 'goodbye”
―
Richard Armour
“Having
money isn't everything, not having it is.”
―
Kanye West
“Until
and unless you discover that money is the root of all good, you ask for your
own destruction. When money ceases to become the means by which men deal with
one another, then men become the tools of other men. Blood, whips and guns--or
dollars. Take your choice--there is no other.”
―
Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
“Success
comes in a lot of ways, but it doesn't come with money and it doesn't come with
fame. It comes from having a meaning in your life, doing what you love and
being passionate
about
what you do. That's having a life of success. When you have the ability to do
what you love, love what you do and have the ability to impact people. That's
having a life of success. That's what having a life of meaning is.”
―
Tim Tebow
“Those
who think money can't buy happiness just don't know where to shop … People
would be happier and healthier if they took more time off and spent it with
their family and friends, yet America has long been heading in the opposite
direction. People would be happier if they reduced their commuting time, even
if it meant living in smaller houses, yet American trends are toward even
larger houses and ever longer commutes. People would be happier and healthier
if they took longer vacations even if that meant earning less, yet vacation
times are shrinking in the United States, and in Europe as well. People would
be happier, and in the long run and wealthier, if they bought basic functional
appliances, automobiles, and wristwatches, and invested the money they saved
for future consumption; yet, Americans and in particular spend almost
everything they have – and sometimes more – on goods for present consumption,
often paying a large premium for designer names and superfluous features.”
―
Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient
Wisdom
“Let's
say I will rip your life apart. Me and my banker friends."
How
can he explain that to him? The world is not run from where he thinks. Not from
border fortresses, not even from Whitehall. The world is run from Antwerp, from
Florence, from places he has never imagined; from Lisbon, from where the ships
with sails of silk drift west and are burned up in the sun. Not from the castle
walls, but from counting houses, not be the call of the bugle, but by the click
of the abacus, not by the grate and click of the mechanism of the gun but by
the scrape of the pen on the page of the promissory note that pays for the gun
and the gunsmith and the powder and shot.”
―
Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall
