“Among the idle rich, boredom is one of the most common causes of unhappiness. People who have difficulty in earning their living may suffer greatly, but they are not bored. Wealthy men and women become bored when they depend upon the theater for their enjoyment instead of making their own lives interesting.” PeopleMenMaySufferingCausesWealthInterestingCommonRichDependsMen And WomenDifficultyTheaterBoredEnjoymentBoredomUnhappinessWealthyIdleEarning Author:Andre Maurois
“Maybe this is blasphemy to say, but I feel like music is not meant to be something that earning your keep depends on because it cheapens it and it will force you into making decisions in the interest of earning your keep, as opposed to the interest of the thing itself.” FeelsForceInterestDecisionDependsMusic IsMeant To BeEarningBlasphemyMaking Decisions Author:John Maus
“Any man of energy and initiative can get what he wants out of life. But when initiative is crippled by legislation or by a tax system which denies him the right to receive a reasonable share of his earnings, then he will no longer exert himself and the country will be deprived of the energy on which its continued greatness depends.” MenWantCountryEnergyShareGreatnessDependsTaxesDenyReasonableInitiativeEarningLegislationDeprivedCrippledTax System Author:Andrew Mellon
“When I say the economy is shrinking, it's the economy of the 99%, the people who have to work for a living and depend on earning money for what they can spend. The 1% makes its money basically by lending out their money to the 99%, on charging interest and speculating. So the stock market's doubled, the bond market's gone way up, and the 1% are earning more money than ever before, but the 99% are not. They're having to pay the 1%.” PeopleWayInterestPayEconomyGoneDependsMore MoneyEarningLendingShrinkingChargingEarning MoneyBond Market Author:Michael Hudson
“An artist doesn't depend upon inspiration or have to have it. An artist doesn't depend on mood, certainly not if you're earning your living with it. One of the definitions of a professional is you can do some writing if you have to, even in the most extreme situations.” IfsWritingInspirationArtistCan DoSituationDependsDefinitionsExtremesMoodEarning Author:Michael Ventura
“The cyberspace 'earnings' I get from Linux come in the format of having a Network of people that know me and trust me, and that I can depend on in return.” PeopleKnowsI CanEconomyTrustDependsReturnKnow MeEarningTrust MeFormatLinuxCyberspace Author:Linus Torvalds