Money Quotes
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It’s a revolution. But it’s the sort of revolution that no one will notice. It might get a little shadier. Buildings might function better. You might have less money to earn because your food is all around you and you don’t have any energy costs. Giant amounts of money might be freed up in society so that we can provide for ourselves better. So it’s a revolution. But permaculture is anti-political. There is no room for politicians or administrators or priests. And there are no laws either. The only ethics we obey are: care of the earth, care of people, and reinvestment in those ends.
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In real estate, you make 10% of your money because you're a genius and 90% because you catch a great wave.
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When you go to a political convention, the best place to spend time is at the numerous parties put on by lobbyists. And you don't go for food. You go to beg for money.
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You don't want one teacher going up against another because money's going to be out there.
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When you have less risk, you have more fun. You can take risks. It's much easier to take risks when there's less money on the line.
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This isn't your war... It’s Putin’s war for power and money.
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It's funny, people often ask me, "Why do you do bike tours where it takes three times the effort and you make one-third of the money?" My answer is that I'm trying to do it ethically. What does that mean, exactly? That conflict is a big part of my art.
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Money isn't automatically freedom. You need to look carefully at what you're doing to earn the money before you can conclude that you are, in practice, free. This is a cost-benefit analysis we should all perform on our own lives.
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I never made any money, but I had the best jobs in the world.
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DHR has been my backbone, ... I love kids. I wish I could spread my wings and take them all in. I don't have a lot of money, but I have a lot of love and DHR knows that.
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I never became a writer for the money. I am a poet first. Even getting published is a miracle for poets.
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The old model of the industry was founded largely upon business folk trying to make money off artists. At EMP, we let the music make the money, not the other way around. We have flipped the model to make the artistry be at the forefront of everything we do. Music makes the business and that's what makes it work.
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The world is his, who has money to go over it.
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I'm a sucker for giving people money on the street. I don't know if it's a good or a bad thing, but I can't help myself.
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Money is something that can be measured; art is not. It's all subjective.
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I'm a poor person who has money.
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We're emotionally unfit. We expect things to be given to us that other generations had to earn. We think we're supposed to get homes with no money down and be supported by the government if we're unemployed.
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I've turned down shows offering large amounts of money.
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Caring, it turns out, is a competitive advantage, and one that takes effort, not money.
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At some point in your life, you'll find yourself in a similar position: Surrounded by people who are smarter, faster, who have more experience and more money - and you'll just have to find a way. And you'll have to do it with passion.
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The top stars play in other leagues - the best players go where the money is.
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People in Shanghai make a lot more money than the farmers in the rice paddies. The rice-paddy farmers are not buying Louis Vuitton bags, but the upwardly mobile ones in Shanghai, who are all working in Wall Street-type firms, are infinitely better-dressed than people in the West. Their women take this fashion thing seriously.
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He wanted me to know what he had done. First of all, he said he committed a violation. Secondly, he gave the money to a prospective student-athlete.
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To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.
