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Money Quote: Nicholas Kristof on Circumvention

October 23, 2011 finance

Nicholas Kristof Money Quotation saying financial institutions are finding ways to circumvent the free market, but only when it benefits capital creation. Nicholas Kristof said: The banks have gotten away with privatizing profits and socializing risks, and that’s just another form of bank robbery – Nicholas Kristof

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Money Quote: Eli Siegel on Labor as Wealth

October 15, 2011 work

Eli Siegel Money Quotation saying if nobody does the work to create wealth, then no wealth is created. Therefore workers have the highest value in cash creation. Eli Siegel said: The most important thing in industry is the person who does the industry, which is the worker … Labor is the only source of wealth [...]

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Money Quote: Jonathan C. Lewis on Profitable Ingredients

October 14, 2011 philosophical

Jonathan C. Lewis Money Quotation saying Money-making is often taken as the whole enchilada when it may be comparable to the tortilla – or as a sandwich when it is more like the bread. Jonathan C. Lewis said: Profits are an ingredient, even the main ingredient, but not the whole recipe – Jonathan C. Lewis

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Money Quote: Jonathan Lewis on Profitable Progress

October 13, 2011 philosophical

Jonathan C. Lewis Money Quotation saying the motive for money-making is not advancing the social good – but can be if the character of profit maker reaches beyond simply taking profits. Jonathan C. Lewis said: Of course, the profit motive does drive profits (duh), but not necessarily progress – Jonathan C. Lewis

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Funny Money Quote: E.B. White on Profitability

October 12, 2011 Funny

Funny Money Quotes: Descriptions of the capitalist system can be deceptive when we assume they represent possibility and potential for everyone. E. B. White said: The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to most people – E. B. White

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Funny Money Quotes: Jerry Seinfeld on Begging Dogs

October 7, 2011 Funny

Funny Money Quotes: Offering a perfectly rational reason that dogs are always begging – they have no place to keep their cash!. Jerry Seinfeld said: Dogs have no money. They’re broke their entire lives. You know why dogs have no money? No pockets – Jerry Seinfeld

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Money Quote: Steve Jobs on Motivations

October 6, 2011 happiness

Steve Jobs Money Quotation saying Making huge piles of money may be easier if that is not the sole object of your actions – when you want to actually accomplish something useful. Steve Jobs said: I was worth over $1,000,000 when I was 23, and over $10,000,000 when I was 24, and over $100,000,000 when [...]

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Poverty Quote: Voltaire on Abundance of Poor

October 4, 2011 poverty

Money Quotation – It takes light to know darkness and opposites do attract, but sometimes they clash as in the case of wealth and poverty. Voltaire said: The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor – Voltaire

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