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Felix Dennis is a British poet born in 1947. His poetry is known for its unique style and profound emotional expression, which has won him a wide audience.

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“The beginnings of a forest is one of the ugliest things on the planet. It's bleak and your neighbours hate you.”

Hate Planets Forests Hate You Neighbour Bleak

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“Unless you are completely retired, earning money is the best form of wealth preservation.”

Form Wealth Earning Preservation Retired Earning Money

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“You can actually be bored stiff while you're dying.”

Author:Felix Dennis

“You'll never get rich by working for your boss.”

Rich Boss Get Rich

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“I think having a great idea is vastly overrated. I know it sounds kind of crazy and counterintuitive. I don't think it matters what the idea is, almost. You need great execution.”

Thinking Knows Needs Kind Ideas Matter Sound Crazy Execution Great Idea Overrated

Author:Felix Dennis

“Computers are wasteful of paper and time. Once, we'd get documents with a few errors. Now, people make hundreds of copies until each sheet is flawless and memos are duplicated endlessly. Managers get swamped with emails.”

People Paper Computer Errors Managers Copies Documents Sheets Email Flawless Memos

Author:Felix Dennis

“Discourse has ended in America. It's all just shouting and ranting and demonization. Do you know how the rest of the world laughs at you guys? Have you got any idea? They're just rocking with laughter night and day.”

Knows World Ideas America Night Guy Laughing Know How Laughter Do You Know Discourse Shouting

Author:Felix Dennis

“Good ideas are like Nike sports shoes. They may facilitate success for an athlete who possesses them, but on their own they are nothing but an overpriced pair of sneakers. Sports shoes don't win races. Athletes do.”

May Ideas Winning Sports Race Shoes Athlete Pairs Good Ideas Facilitate Sneakers Nike

Book:The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money

Source: The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money

“Great Expectations [book by Charles Dickens] has been described as "Dickens's harshest indictment of society." Which it is. After all, it's about money. About not having enough money; about the fever of the getting of money; about having too much money; about the taint of money.”

Has Beens Enough Too Much Expectations Fever Dickens Great Expectations Indictment

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“I don't take investment advice from wealth managers. I have grown several businesses from scratch and amassed many millions from my publishing empire - why would I take advice from someone who has never experienced that?”

Wealth Millions Advice Investment Managers Empires Publishing Scratches

Author:Felix Dennis

“I have been portrayed by actors in three television documentaries, two plays, one musical and a film. It's no fun watching yourself being traduced and imitated by an actor.”

Has Beens Two Play Film Three Actors Fun Television Musical Documentaries

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“I've always noted with some awe the reading habits of the Australian public. Australians read more newspapers and magazines per head of population than almost any other country in the world.”

World Country Reading Habit Population Newspapers Magazines Awe Other Countries Australian Reading Habits

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“It's kind of a crazy thing to decide that you're going to be worth tens and tens and tens of millions of dollars and set out to do that. It doesn't suit everybody.”

Kind Millions Crazy Dollars Suits Crazy Things

Author:Felix Dennis

“Nobody could like Donald Trump, surely, except his mother. No one really likes The Donald. But how can you not have respect for a guy who's been down on the floor and just keeps coming back? Nothing will keep Donald Trump down until they drive a wooden stake in his heart and a silver bullet in his brain.”

Heart Mother Guy Brain Trump Likes Silver Stakes Bullets Coming Back Silver Bullets

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“Overhead will eat you alive if not constantly viewed as a parasite to be exterminated. Never mind the bleating of those you employ. Hold out until mutiny is imminent before employing even a single additional member of staff. More start-ups are wrecked by overstaffing than by any other cause, bar failure to monitor cash flow.”

Ifs Mind Causes Alive Members Flow Bars Cash Staff Parasites Overhead Employing Cash Flow Mutiny

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“People really do not have time to read all the newspapers in the world and all the sites that we now commonly use on the web. There is no possibility of keeping up.”

People World Use Possibility Newspapers Site

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“'The Week' is my favourite magazine. Everyone from presidents to CEOs of companies love it, politicians, people in the massive charity business in America, in the arts and even more especially in the media.”

People Art America President Company Week Media Politician Charity Magazines Massive Favourite Ceo

Author:Felix Dennis

“Very, very few entrepreneurs who accept a 51 percent partner in a new venture will get rich if they are also expected to run it. Control is mandatory.”

Ifs Running Accepting Rich Percent Entrepreneur Expected Partners Venture Get Rich New Ventures

Book:The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money

Source: The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money

“You shouldn't go around the world behaving ruthlessly when you don't have to. Sometimes you do have to. There is only so much pie to go around. If you're going to take more than your fair share of pie, as socialists would look at it, then someone else is not getting his. That means you've got to take it away from them.”

Ifs World Looks Mean Sometimes Share Fairs Around The World Pie Fair Share

Author:Felix Dennis

“Whatever qualities the rich may have, they can be acquired by anyone with the tenacity to become rich.”

May Wealth Money Quality Rich Riches Tenacity Become Rich

Book:How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

Source: How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

“As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true.”

World Wealth Rich Generous Paradox True Wealth

Book:The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money

Source: The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money

“The bottom line is that if I did it, you can do it. I got rich without the benefit of a college education or a penny of capital but making many errors along the way. I went from being a pauper.. a hippie dropout on the dole, living in a crummy room without the proverbial pot to piss in, without even the money to pay the rent, without a clue as to what to do next.. to being rich...”

“Fear not. For fear itself is fed by fear, and all fears pass. Did no one tell you so? Come take my hand, my friend, and we will peer into this fear's abyss. And jump! And know.”

Knows Hands Self Esteem My Friends Feds Peers Abyss Fear Not Take My Hand

Book:How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

Source: How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

“It's very difficult to be continuously charitable in a capitalistic society. You've also got to make sure that you can pay everyone who works for you.”

Difficult Pay Capitalism Philanthropy Charitable

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“I've been busy for years, buying land, often under pseudonyms, and planting trees on it. All the money is going into it when I die.. and in the end I'd like to think that it will be 20 to 30,000 acres.”

Thinking Inspirational Years Ends Dies Environment Tree Land Environmental Busy Buying Philanthropy Acres Pseudonyms

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“People who grow rich almost always improve their sex life. More people want to have sex with them. That's just the way human beings work. Money is power. Power is an aphrodisiac. Money did not make me happy. But it definitely improved my sex life.”

People Way Want Humans Happiness Sex Grows Human Beings Money Power Rich Make Me Happy Aphrodisiac

Book:How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

Source: How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

“Rich people always have a certain degree of debt. Apparently it helps to reduce taxes. I'm not so hot on the bean-counting side.”

People Helping Certain Sides Money Rich Taxes Degrees Hot Debt Counting Rich People Beans Accounting

Book:How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

Source: How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

“When you come across real talent, it is sometimes worth allowing them to create the structure in which they choose to labor. In nine cases out of ten, by inviting them to take responsibility and control for a new venture, you will motivate them to do great things.”

Real Sometimes Responsibility Cases Talent Ten Labor Structure Nine Great Things Allowing Venture Taking Responsibility Inviting Real Talent New Ventures

Book:How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

Source: How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

“Talent is indispensable, although it is 'always' replaceable. Just remember the simple rules concerning talent: Identify It, Hire It, Nurture It, Reward It, Protect It. And when the time comes, Fire It.”

Remember Simple Fire Talent Protect Rewards Nurture Indispensable

Book:How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

Source: How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

“Most of the worst errors I made in my life came from forgetting to act small.”

Made Forget Worst Errors

Book:How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

Source: How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

“Sometimes, to ensure that a talented individual will work for you, or will stay working with you, you need to be flexible. Money is not always the great motivator here. Talented people want a good salary, of course, but surprisingly often they are more attracted to new opportunities and challenges.”

People Want Needs Sometimes Courses Opportunity Individual Challenges Flexible Salary New Opportunity Opportunities And Challenges

Book:How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

Source: How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

“Having a great idea is simply not enough. The eventual goal is vastly more important than any idea. It is how ideas are implemented that counts in the long run”

Long Important Ideas Enough Running Goal Long Runs Great Idea

Book:How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

Source: How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

“Few things in life are certain except death and being taxed.”

Certain Things In Life

Book:How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

Source: How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

“If you are unwilling to fail, sometimes publicly and even catastrophically, you will never be rich.”

Ifs Sometimes Rich Failing Unwilling

Book:The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money

Source: The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money

“Whosoever plants a tree, Winks at immortality.”

Tree Plant Immortality Plant A Tree

Author:Felix Dennis

“If it flies, floats or fornicates, always rent it.. it's cheaper in the long run.”

Ifs Long Running Money Long Runs Floats Cheaper

Book:How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

Source: How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

“The key to successful business is self belief and application.”

Self Belief Successful Keys Application Key To Success Successful Business Belief In Self

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“Teamwork is the glue which binds losers together”

Together Teamwork Loser Glue

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“Without self belief nothing can be accomplished. With it, nothing is impossible.”

Self Belief Impossible Accomplished Belief In Self Nothing Is Impossible

Book:How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

Source: How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

“Poetry forces a writer to condense and crystallise his thoughts and often represents a short cut to truths unsuspected by the author himself.”

Force Cutting Short Cuts

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“The belief that you have a great idea is not worth cuckoo spit. Ideas are ten a penny while the ability to execute counts for a great deal more.”

Ideas Belief Ability Deals Ten Pennies Great Idea Spit Cuckoos

Book:The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money

Source: The Narrow Road: A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money

“You have to persuade yourself that you absolutely don't care what happens. If you don't care, you've won. I absolutely promise you, in every serious negotiation, the man or woman who doesn't care is going to win.”

Ifs Men Happens Care Winning He Man Serious Promise Don't Care Negotiation

Author:Felix Dennis

About the Author

Born: 1947
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 92

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