“Listen, it's not nice to have your mum kill herself, that is difficult. But at the end of the day, it happened a long time ago. My mother was, I hope, not the reason that I have been successful. It's not as simplistic as 'My mum killed herself; I've got to prove myself.' I was very lucky that my parents took an interest in me...” LongHas BeensEndsReasonMotherParentDifficultInterestSuccessfulNiceHappenedLuckyProveLong TimeThe End Of The DayMumLong Time AgoProve MyselfYour Mum Author:Stuart Rose
“People who praise illness as bringing out the best in people ought to have their heads examined. Pain forces you to think about yourself, directs your interest to your own body and what is happening to it. You don't reach out benevolently, filled with good will for others. You don't seem to care enough. Pain makes you a little person, not a big one, and not a nice one, except perhaps in the case of saints, and I've never known one.” PeopleThinkingLittlesPersonsEnoughBodyBigsSeemsCarePainForceInterestKnownCasesNiceOughtHappeningsPraiseFilledSaintIllnessAbout YourselfReach OutGood WillBringing Out The BestEnough Pain Book:Put out the light Source: Put out the light
“Central banks have gotten out of the central banking business and into the central planning business, meaning that they are devoted to raising up-if they can-economic growth and employment through the dubious means of suppressing interest rates and printing money. The nice thing about gold is that you can't print it.” IfsMeanGrowthInterestMoneyNiceEconomicGoldRatePlanningEmploymentPrintDevotedBankingEconomic GrowthPrintingNice ThingsInterest RateCentral BanksDubiousSuppressingCentral BankingCentral PlanningPrinting Money Author:James Grant
“If it interests you, they don't have to pay you. It's a fascinating business anyway-it's very nice to be paid-but when you do thrilling material, it's like buying a piece of furniture that's really good.” IfsInterestPayPiecesNiceMaterialsPaidBuyingFascinatingFurnitureThrillingVery Nice Author:Katharine Hepburn