“What's so great about TV is that you can get an opportunity to tell really rich stories, over the course of so many hours. It's like a novel of this type of medium.” StoriesCoursesOpportunityHoursNovelRichTvsTypeMediums Author:Chris Pratt
“When I pretended to be precocious, people started the rumor that I was precocious. When I acted like an idler, rumor had it I was an idler. When I pretended I couldn't write a novel, people said I couldn't write. When I acted like a liar, they called me a liar. When I acted like a rich man, they started the rumor I was rich. When I feigned indifference, they classed me as the indifferent type. But when I inadvertently groaned because I was really in pain, they started the rumor that I was faking suffering. The world is out of joint.” PeopleMenWorldWritingSaidPainSufferingNovelRichTypeIndifferenceLiarsIndifferentJointsRumorRich ManIdlersPrecocious Author:Osamu Dazai
“It is not true that there is dignity in all work. Some jobs are definitely better than others.... People who have good jobs are happy, rich, and well dressed. People who have bad jobs are unhappy, poor and use meat extenders. Those who seek dignity in the type of work that compels them to help hamburgers are certain to be disappointed.” PeopleWellsHelpingUseJobsCertainPoorRichTypeDignityUnhappyMeatDisappointedGood JobHamburgersUsing MeWell DressedBad Jobs Book:The Fran Lebowitz Reader Source: The Fran Lebowitz Reader
“If I were rich I would have many books, and I would pamper myself with bindings bright to the eye and soft to the touch, paper generously opaque, and type such as men designed when printing was very young. I would dress my gods in leather and gold, and burn candles of worship before them at night, and string their names like beads on a string.” IfsMenBookEyeYoungNightNamesRichTypePaperWorshipGoldDressesStringsCandleLeatherPrintingBindingBeadsOpaque Book:Adventures in Genius Source: Adventures in Genius
“Before there is a business, a successful entrepreneur is designing this type of business in his or her mind's eye. According to my rich dad, this is the job of a true entrepreneur.” MindEyeJobsBusinessSuccessfulRichDesignTypeDadEntrepreneurSuccessful EntrepreneursRich Dad Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“Book your life choices in advance the same way you would book flights, car rentals, hotels, and excursions. Figure out early on in your career whether you intend to be financially independent or marry a rich man, join the ranks of the professional elite or be the stay-at- home type, postpone having children or find part-time employment. Then fasten your seat belt and sit tight as you watch your trajectory veer off course.” MenWayChildrenBookHomeChoicesCoursesCareersWatchesRichCarFiguresTypeIndependentFlightEmploymentSeatsHotelElitesBeltsRich ManLife ChoicesHaving ChildrenStay At HomeTrajectoryPart TimeExcursionsSeat BeltsCar Rental Author:Veronique Vienne
“I don't really have one type favorite type of candy. When I was younger we used to always go to the rich neighborhoods where they give out the big candy bars, not the little fun-sized ones. We'd go back two and three times, hit them again and again. They didn't care and we loved it.” GivingLittlesTwoBigsCareUsedThreeFunRichTypeBarsNeighborhoodAgain And AgainCandyThree TimesCandy Bar Author:Tony Harrison
“Frankly, Django is an American story that needs to be told, when you think of slavery existing in this country for 245 years. In slave narratives there were all types of tales and drama and heroism and pain and love that happened during that time. That's rich material for drama! Everyone complains that there are no new stories left to tell. Not true, there are a whole bunch of them, and they're all American with a capital A.” ThinkingNeedsYearsCountryWholeStoriesPainLeftRichHappenedMaterialsTypeDramaAnd LoveSlaverySlaveComplainingBunchTalesNarrativeHeroismLove And PainDjango Author:Quentin Tarantino
“People got to realize that the owners who been paying me are a lot richer than I am. It's not like I was born rich; I had to play basketball to make this type of money.” PeoplePlayRealizingBornRichTypeBasketballOwners Author:Moses Malone
“The only role other than paying their taxes, whatever those are, the only role for philanthropy broadly - of which the rich should give disproportionately - the more, the better - and I think there is a positive trend in that direction - there are certain risk-taking things, like trying out a new type of charter school or funding a new kind of medicine.” ThinkingGivingShouldTryingKindSchoolCertainRolesRichRiskTypeTaxesMedicineTrendsPhilanthropyFundingRisk-takingCharterCharter Schools Author:Bill Gates