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on Friday, October 12, 2018Roberto Clemente Money Quote saying after averaging .357 he was the highest paid player in baseball until a back injury hurt his game. Roberto Clemente said:
“I was thinking in terms of a big year for myself — moneywise. I had batted .357 last year and I thought that if I had another big year I might get paid more money than anybody ever did in baseball. Then I fell and then I wonder if I will be able to play at all” — Roberto Clemente
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Roberto Clemente Google Doodle October 12, 2018
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Thomas Jefferson: Common Stock Labor
on Thursday, September 13, 2018Thomas Jefferson Money Quote saying we are given land to labor over to produce food and shelter. Small plots and their owners are important to government. Thomas Jefferson said:
“The earth is given as a common stock for man to labor and live on. The small landowners are the most precious part of a state” — Thomas Jefferson
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Grandma Moses: I’d Rather Have the Money
on Friday, September 7, 2018Grandma Moses saying when Asked by Edward R. Murrow in 1955, when she was 95 years old if she had an emotional attachment to her paintings, she unequivocally preferred the cash. Grandma Moses said:
“Oh no! I’d rather have the money!” — Grandma Moses
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#NationalGrandmaMosesDay September 7
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Warren Buffett: Delivered Papers For Penny
on Tuesday, September 4, 2018Warren Buffett Money Quote saying he was a newspaper carrier as a kid and delivered about a half-million papers in Omaha. Warren Buffett said:
“I delivered about 500,000 papers, and I made about a penny each. So it was about $5,000 I made” — Warren Buffett
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#NationalNewsPaperCarrierDay #NewsPaperCarrierDay #PaperBoyDay September 4
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Richard Branson: Counter Sit & Sell Things
on Wednesday, July 11, 2018Richard Branson Money Quote saying there is more to life than our work life and an increase in free time would benefit us as much as work does. Richard Branson said:
“The purpose of humanity is not just to sit behind a counter and sell things. More free time is not a terrible thing” — Richard Branson
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Arthur Ashe: Make a Living, Or a Life?
on Sunday, June 24, 2018Arthur Ashe Money Quote saying we all earn our keep from making a living, but earn our place in the world based on what we give to others. Arthur Ashe said:
“From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life” — Arthur Ashe
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Joey Adams: Honest Day, Week’s Pay
on Thursday, June 21, 2018Joey Adams Money Quote saying Employees are willing to work for their pay, but believe they are worth more than the employer does. Joey Adams said:
“People are still willing to do an honest day’s work. The trouble is they want a week’s pay for it” — Joey Adams
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Mokokoma Mokhonoana: Good vs. Business
on Tuesday, June 19, 2018Mokokoma Mokhonoana Money Quote saying Business people are often torn between being reasonable and thoughtful human beings and the desire to excel in business by extracting the maximum profit from their customers. Mokokoma Mokhonoana said:
“Millions of business people are each constantly forced to choose between their desire to not be a bad person and their desire to be a good business person, that is to say, to make as much money as they possibly can by maximizing their revenue while minimizing the cost of producing whatever it is that they sell” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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