David Orrell: Quotes about money

David Orrell is Canadian mathematician. Explore interesting quotes on money.

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“Money, having freed itself from the physical universe, has become number itself, and finance a strange form of mathematical alchemy.”

Source: The Other Side Of The Coin (2008), Chapter 3, One Versus Plurality, p. 89

“There is something intrinsically upside down and counter-intuitive in the relationship between money and happiness.”

Source: The Other Side Of The Coin (2008), Chapter 2, Odd Versus Even, p. 70

“The idea that money begets money, and that the rich and powerful enjoy unfair advantages, goes against what we are taught - or like to believe - about the capitalist system.”

Source: The Other Side Of The Coin (2008), Chapter 9, Square Versus Oblong, p. 280

“For even money itself has no value if there is no network of people to recognize it.”

Source: The Other Side Of The Coin (2008), Chapter 3, One Versus Plurality, p. 88

“Mathematics was not just about keeping track of were the moon was going, but also where the money was going.”

Source: The Other Side Of The Coin (2008), Chapter 1, Limited Versus Unlimited, p. 30