“The wealth of the universe is all over your head. We need to take command of the solar system to gain that wealth, and to escape the sea of paper our government is becoming, and for some decent chance of stopping a Dinosaur Killer asteroid.”
Space.com interview (2000)
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Thorstein Veblen book The Theory of the Leisure Class
Source: The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), p. 117
“Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become.”
Arthur Schopenhauer book Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life
E. Payne, trans. (1974) Vol. 1, p. 347
Parerga and Paralipomena (1851), Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life
“1125. Command your Wealth, else that will command you.”
Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1734) : He does not possess Wealth, it possesses him.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
Plutarch (46–127) ancient Greek historian and philosopher
Whether an Aged Man ought to meddle in State Affairs
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
Luís de Camões (1524–1580) Portuguese poet
Epic poetry, Os Lusíadas (1572), Canto III
Original: (pt) Eis aqui, quase cume da cabeça
De Europa toda, o Reino Lusitano,
Onde a terra se acaba e o mar começa.
Stanza 20, lines 1–3 (tr. William Julius Mickle)
Dorothy Thompson (1893–1961) American journalist and radio broadcaster
Dorothy Thompson’s Political Guide: A Study of American Liberalism and its Relationship to Modern Totalitarian States (1938)
Source: A Study of American Liberalism and its Relationship to Modern Totalitarian States (1938)
p. 27
“[…]proper mental exercise increases your chances for wealth.”
Robert T. Kiyosaki (1947) American finance author , investor
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!