Manoj Bhargava Quotes
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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Caffeine is a good thing.
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To me, it's impolite to go out shopping with no money.
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Recruiting is the hardest part of any business, but in charity, it is 10 times harder.
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Charity is very difficult to do right. Thinking through what people need: You can't start a charity without that. It's like starting a business without the product.
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People with water-borne diseases occupy more than 50% of hospital beds across the world. Does the answer lie in building more hospitals? Really, what is needed is to give them clean water.
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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Philanthropy is natural. For a mother, taking care of her children is natural. If I am rich, I take care of the poor, like a mother would.
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I'm probably the wealthiest Indian in America.
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I got what I needed out of Princeton in 1 year, and I didn't think it was useful.
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Working hard is way more fun. If you had to goof off 40 hours a week, you couldn't do it. It would drive you crazy.
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The biggest challenge is always the governments - they try to stop all good things. I try to stay away from them as much as I can, as I know if someone can destroy something good, it's the government.
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My father had a flourishing business as a publisher in North India.
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I have not cared for money, and I enjoy working. Money comes my way. People work hard so they get enough money. Or they work hard so they don't have to work hard later in life. But though I don't need money, I still work hard because I like what I am doing.
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Working manually is not considered bad in the U.S.
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If your mind is still, you're the happiest.
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My choice was to ruin my son's life by giving him money or giving 90-plus percent to charity. Not much of a choice.
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If you have more money than your lifestyle, then you can either do something stupid or smart. That's not much of a choice. That's like saying, 'You are on the roof. you can either take the elevator, or you can jump.' That's not a choice.
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5-hour Energy has always been about helping hard working people, and the Amazing People program takes this further by making a significant difference in the lives of those who are working through difficult circumstances.
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Chemicals are really simple. You mix a couple things together and sell it for more than the materials cost.
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The more you consume, the more insecure you are. It's the nature of the world.
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5-Hour Energy is not an energy drink, it's a focus drink. But we can't say that. The FDA doesn't like the word 'focus.' I have no idea why.
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Nobody moves on purpose to Detroit.
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I didn't want to be known. People say, 'I didn't want to toil in obscurity.' I like toiling in obscurity.