“Billions of dollars have been lost to the Negro race within the last fifty years through disloyalty on the part of successful Negroes, who have preferred to give away their fortunes to members of other races, than to bequeath them to worthy institutions and movements of their own to help their own people.” PeopleGivingYearsHas BeensHelpingLastsLostRaceSuccessfulMovementMembersInstitutionsDollarsFortuneWorthyBillionsFiftyDisloyalty Book:The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans Source: The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans
“When fortune wishes to bring mighty events to a successful conclusion, she selects some man of spirit and ability who knows how to seize the opportunity she offers.” KnowsMenSpiritOpportunityWishAbilityKnow HowSuccessfulEventsOffersFortuneConclusionSeize The Opportunity Author:Niccolo Machiavelli
“A successful life does not result from chance; nor is it determined by fate or good fortune, but rather through a succession of successful days.” DoeChanceResultsSuccessfulFateFortuneDeterminedGood FortuneSuccessionSuccessful LifeSuccessful Day Author:Ari Kiev
“It is also true that the less possible it becomes for a man to acquire a new fortune, the more must the existing fortunes appear as privileges for which there is no justification. Policy is then certain to aim at taking these fortunes out of private hands, either by the slow process of heavy taxation of inheritance or by the quicker one of outright confiscation. A system based on private property and control of the means of production presupposes that such property and control can be acquired by any successful man.” MenMeanHandsCertainPoliticsProcessEconomySuccessfulPolicyAimPropertyFortunePrivilegeProductionsHeavyLiberalismAcquireJustificationTaxationInheritancePrivate PropertySuccessful Man Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“Both as to high and low indifferently, men are prepossessed, charmed, fascinated by success; successful crimes are praised very much like virtue itself, and good fortune is not far from occupying the place of the whole cycle of virtues. It must be an atrocious act, a base and hateful deed, which success would not be able to justify.” MenWholeAbleSuccessVirtueSuccessfulCrimeLowsFortuneDeedsJustifyCyclesFascinatedGood FortuneHatefulCharmedHighs And Lows Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. A successful business owner never stops learning. They educate themselves on the things they need to learn, and they never stop growing. They never arrive at a certain point and think, ahhh... now I don't need to learn anymore.” ThinkingNeedsSelfCertainSuccessfulGrowingFortuneOwnersEducateFormalSelf EducationSuccessful BusinessBusiness OwnersFormal EducationNever Stop Learning Author:Jim Rohn
“I believe the government has the right to recover from the heirs to the fortunes of its most successful citizens some portion of those fortunes.” BelieveGovernmentI BelieveSuccessfulCitizensFortunePortionsHeirs Author:Bill Gates