“The commercial broadcasters have tremendous influence in Washington, D.C., for a couple of reasons. First, they're extremely rich and they have lots of money and they have had for a long time, so they can give money to politicians, which gets their attention.” GivingFirstsLongReasonAttentionRichInfluenceCouplePoliticianLong TimeLots Of MoneyBroadcasters Author:Robert Waterman McChesney
“I never wanted to be famous. It was amusing at first, but now I hate it. I just wanted to be respected by people I respect. And I wanted to be rich. It's best to get rich, then you can do what you want.” PeopleWantFirstsWantedHateCan DoRichI HateWhat You WantAmusingGet Rich Author:Caitlin Moran
“Consumerism is, quite precisely, the consuming of life by the things consumed. It is living in a manner that is measured by having rather than being... and consumerism is hardly the sin of the rich. The poor, driven by discontent and envy, may be as consumed by what they do not have as the rich are consumed by what they do have. The question is not, certainly not most importantly, a question about economics. It is first and foremost a cultural and moral problem requiring a cultural and moral remedy.” FirstsMayProblemSinSimplePoorMoralRichEconomicsEnvyDrivenRemedyConsumerismConsumedConsumingDiscontentSimple Living Author:Richard John Neuhaus
“To do things in a way you want to do them, you will have to acquire the ability to think the way you want to think: this is the first step toward getting rich.” ThinkingWayWantFirstsAbilityStepsRichAcquireFirst StepsGet RichVisualization Book:Get Rich Collection Source: Get Rich Collection
“In capitalist society we have a democracy that is curtailed, wretched, false, a democracy only for the rich, for the minority. The dictatorship of the proletariat, the period of transition to communism, will for the first time create democracy for the people, for the majority, along with the necessary suppression of the exploiters, of the minority.” PeopleFirstsDemocracyRichPeriodsFirst TimeMajorityCommunismMinoritiesTransitionCapitalistDictatorshipWretchedSuppressionProletariat Author:Vladimir Lenin