Archive for the ‘finance’ Category
Bankers and leaders in the finance industry seem to be very tight lipped about what goes on inside banking. Here’s what politicians, comedians and just a few bank regulators have to say about banks.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: It’s Ruinous
on Wednesday, December 11, 2019Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Money Quote saying it’s not necessary to have economic growth and can even bring ruin. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn said:
“Economic growth is not only unncessary, but ruinous” — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Paul Volcker: Banks Invent ATM
on Monday, December 9, 2019Paul Volcker Money Quote saying Banks haven’t created anything innovative for decades. Paul Volcker said:
“The only thing useful banks have invented in 20 years is the ATM” — Paul Volcker
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Wendell Phillips: Corporate Wealth
on Friday, November 29, 2019Wendell Phillips Money Quote saying fear of corporate wealth due to influence over politicians. Wendell Phillips said:
“I confess that the only fear I have in regard to republican institutions is whether, in our day, any adequate remedy will be found for this incoming flood of the power of incorporated wealth” — Wendell Phillips
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Henry Ford: Banking Revolution
on Tuesday, November 19, 2019Henry Ford Money Quote saying that if more of the U.S. citizenry understood the way our monetary system worked, they’d revolt within hours. Henry Ford said:
“It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and money system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning” — Henry Ford
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Walt Disney: Finance Enthusiasm
on Sunday, November 17, 2019Walt Disney Money Quote saying the need for money is more about financing new projects than storing up profits. Walt Disney said:
“Money is something I understand only vaguely, and think about it only when I don’t have enough to finance my current enthusiasm, whatever it may be. All I know about money is that I have to have it to do things. I don’t want to bank my dividends, I’d rather keep my money working” — Walt Disney
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Walt Disney: Financing Ideas
on Sunday, November 17, 2019Walt Disney Money Quote saying money doesn’t deserve veneration except what it can inspire and create. Walt Disney said:
“I have little respect for money as such; I regard it merely as a medium for financing new ideas. I neither wish nor intend to amass a personal fortune. Money – or rather the lack of it to carry out my ideas – may worry me, but it does not excite me. Ideas excite me” — Walt Disney
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Neil Gaiman: Lose Money Gamble
on Sunday, November 10, 2019Neil Gaiman Money Quote saying there are actually people who enjoy losing money on slot machines and get carried away by bells and flashing lights. Neil Gaiman said:
“The secret is this: people gamble to lose money. They come to the casinos for the moment in which they feel alive, to ride the spinning wheel and turn with the cards and lose themselves, with the coins, in the slots” — Neil Gaiman
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Carl Sagan: Government Spending
on Saturday, November 9, 2019Carl Sagan Money Quote saying governments tend to spend more than double what is necessary. Carl Sagan said:
“First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?” — Carl Sagan
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