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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.
The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.
Save a little money each month and at the end of the year you'll be surprised at how little you read more
Save a little money each month and at the end of the year you'll be surprised at how little you have.
Women do not win formula one races, because they simply are not strong enough to resist the G-forces. In the read more
Women do not win formula one races, because they simply are not strong enough to resist the G-forces. In the boardroom, it is different. I believe women are better able to marshal their thoughts than men and because they are less egotistical they make fewer assumptions.
In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science to state what common sense read more
In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science to state what common sense and the poets have long known -- that the essence of money is in its absolute worthlessness.
The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.
The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.
Each man is the smith of his own fortune.
Each man is the smith of his own fortune.
The rich adopt novelties and become accustomed to their use. This sets a fashion which others imitate. Once the richer read more
The rich adopt novelties and become accustomed to their use. This sets a fashion which others imitate. Once the richer classes have adopted a certain way of living, producers have an incentive to improve the methods of manufacture so that soon it is possible for the poorer classes to follow suit. Thus luxury furthers progress. Innovation "is the whim of an elite before it becomes a need of the public. The luxury today is the necessity of tomorrow." Luxury is the roadmaker of progress: it develops latent needs and makes people discontented. In so far as they think consistently, moralists who condemn luxury must recommend the comparatively desireless existence of the wild life roaming in the woods as the ultimate ideal of civilized life.
The financial climate is the worst it's been in 25 years.
The financial climate is the worst it's been in 25 years.
