I would rather be British than just.
Rich men are neither better nor worse than all other humans. They contribute to greatness or mediocrity, strength of character or weakness in exactly the same proportion as persons in all other walks of life do.
All the other pleasures of life seem to wear out, but the pleasure of helping others in distress never does.
I have always believed that most large fortunes are made by men. . . who tumbled into a lucky opportunity. Hard work and attention to business are necessary, but they rarely result in achieving a large fortune. Do not be fooled into believing that because a man is rich, he is necessarily smart. There is ample proof to the contrary.
I never could understand the popular belief that because a man makes a lot of money he has a lot of brains. Some very rich men who made their fortunes have been among the stupidest men I have ever met.
Do not be fooled into believing that because a man is rich he is necessarily smart. There is ample proof to the contrary.
I can testify that it is nearly always easier to make $1,000,000 honestly than to dispose of it wisely.
I could do Rust In Peace again, but I don't want to. I could have followed that formula but, God, why? I would have to have done so much heroin and cocaine - and I wasn't going to. Not if I'm paying for it!
You must train your intuition - you must trust the small voice inside you which tells you exactly what to say, what to decide.
The advent of self-government for the Iraqi people is a watershed moment in their history.
The best thing about religion is that it's so transparently absurd it can't possibly last forever. I'm convinced it will only take a small shift in human consciousness for it to be laughed off the planet, and I hope I'm still around when that happens.