
Focus Magazine No. 43 (23 October 1995) http://www.cantrip.org/nobugs.html <!-- pages 206-212 -->
1990s
Behavioral Problems
Focus Magazine No. 43 (23 October 1995) http://www.cantrip.org/nobugs.html <!-- pages 206-212 -->
1990s
“We don't want to make our money selling things that are bad for people.”
[Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting 2021 featuring Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, May 1, 2021, Yahoo Finance, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-OzwHpM9k] (quote at 4:32:01 of 5:42:25)
Source: 1940s, Economic Analysis, 1941, p. 377
As quoted in 1995, "Valentin I. Varennikov, Retired Soviet General Who Tried to Topple Gorbachev, Dies at 85" in The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/europe/08varennikov.html (8 May 2009)
“We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like.”
Source: The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness
Speech in parliament (19 October 1675) http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=40374.
Context: The King governs by Law. Let us look back to the evils we had, in order to prevent more. There was loan, and ship-money, and extremes begat extremes. The House would then give no money. Let the King rely upon the Parliament; we have settled the Crown and the Government. 'Tis strange that we have sat so many years, and given so much money, and are still called upon for Supply. The Lords may give Supply with their own money, but we give the peoples; we are their proxies. The King takes his measures by the Parliament, and he doubts not but that all the Commons will supply for the Government; but giving at this rate that we have done, we shall be "a branch of the revenue." They will "anticipate" us too. But, let the officers say what they will, we will not make these mismanagements the King's error. 'Tis better it should fall upon us than the King. We give public money, and must see that it goes to public use. Tell your money, fix it to public ends, and take order against occasions of this nature for the future. We cannot live at the expence of Spain, that has the Indies; or France, who has so many millions of revenue. Let us look to our Government, Fleet, and Trade. 'Tis the advice that the oldest Parliament-man among you can give you; and so, God bless you!
Quoted in The Times, UK (5 August 1980).
1980s and 1990s
“I sell my time to get enough money to buy it back.”
#151
Vectors: Aphorisms and Ten Second Essays (2001)
As quoted in the Washington Post (27 July 1959)