“To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid to want it.” – G.K Chesterton We would all like more money. Some of us need it, desperately. Some of us treat it like a game. There are stupid reasons to want money, and those who want it stupidly are driven to […]
“Money spent on good-quality gear is always money well spent.” – Tahir Shah This quote by Afghan author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker, calls back another popular adage now well-known to most people: “You have to spend money to make money.” It is true that you need a certain quality of equipment (particularly in the world […]
“Your money myth affects your gain and luck. In economics, illusion of money affects wealth.” – Toba Beta Toba Beta Takeaway How you perceive money will always affect how you earn it, and how you treat it. If you come from a privileged upbringing and have a fairly nonchalant attachment of money, you’ll probably continue […]
“Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.” – John Steinbeck John Steinbeck Takeaway Despite what a lot of people think, money can change a lot – the conditions under which certain people live, access to better services, a person’s social standing – but it doesn’t change the fundamental state of the person in […]
“Getting money is not all a man’s business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.” – Samuel Johnson Money without generosity is greed, and therefore meaningless. Money as a sole motivation is an indication of an empty, passionless product, and therefore meaningless. A man who finds happiness in money has […]
“Money bought freedom; without it one could never be free.” – Jacqueline Susann In a sense, it is very hard in this day and age to get around and do the things we want without a certain amount of money. The system that we as a society have built rewards people who can always balance […]
“Thou shalt not forget that money is only money and not character or fame.” – Steven J. Lee While there are no ten universal commandments when it comes to business (though surely some smart influencers or thought leaders have their own to contribute), a good one is to remember what money is and isn’t. Money […]
“A man who loves money is a bastard, someone to be hated. A man who can’t take care of it is a fool. You don’t hate him, but you got to pity him.” – Stephen King Stephen King Takeaway God pity the man who inadvertently stumbles onto more money than he could have ever dreamt […]
“Dollar bill: people spend their whole life seeking to earn it, but won’t spend ten minutes seeking to learn it.” – Orrin Woodward Orrin Woodward Takeaway If there’s a trusted voice on how to make money, it’s Orrin Woodward, the man at the top of a pyramid scheme atop another pyramid scheme. His company, formerly known […]
“Money should not dictate how I live my life.. I must take charge and become the master of money, so that I decide what I want to do with my time.” – Mandi Arora You don’t need to be smart to make money, but you have to be strong of mind in order to not […]