“We suffer bitterly. We carry the responsibility of the entire civilization.” She nodded. “We are the original people. Do you understand? Without people like us, this would be a lower-class Southern European slum. There would be no civilization at all. Those people ran from civilization, from education. We didn’t. The real burden of maintaining civilization falls on us, especially on our women. The men may oversee the land, but we women maintain the culture. That’s what it is to be a mother, Mitchell.”
Source: Dem
“No wealthy person charges an hourly rate or has a fixed wage, they own assets and income generating investments.”
Source: Beyond Money: Regaining Sovereignty, Rediscovering Humanity
“Wisdom is wealth none can steal.”
“It's a modern twist on the French poet Anatole France's quip 'The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.' In [i]Citizens United[/i], it is more like 'The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the government from prohibiting rich and poor alike from expending billions of dollars in politics.”
Source: Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes
“A life devoted to the acquisition of wealth is useless unless we know how to turn it into joy; and this is an art that requires culture and wisdom. A succession of sensual pursuits never satisfies for long; one must understand the ends of life as well as the art of acquiring means. "Men are a thousand times more intent on becoming rich than on acquiring culture, though it is quite certain that what a man is contributes more to his happiness than what he has”
“Her whole life, she'd been judged, told what kinds of jobs she could and couldn't do. All those people who said, Just try harder, all you need to succeed is the right attitude — they were a bunch of idiots. It didn't matter how much they lectured her about being self motivated, because she'd been assigned to the lesser group from the get-go. But most people didn't understand this even if she tried to explain.”
Source: Swallows
“I am powerful in my love for myself. The truth of my being is I love myself exactly as I am. I honor my empowered heart.”
Source: The Spiritual Girl's Guide to Dating: Your Enlightened Path to Love, Sex, and Soulmates
“If you don’t define your worth in financial terms, the world will undervalue your story.”
Source: Currency of Conversations: The Talk You've Been Waiting For About Money
“You inherit your mindset before you inherit your money.”
Source: Teach Your Child About Money Through Play: 110+ Games/Activities, Tips, and Resources to Teach Kids Financial Literacy at an Early Age
“The most dangerous debt is the kind you justify emotionally.”
Source: Currency of Conversations: The Talk You've Been Waiting For About Money