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A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. Capitalism cherishes voluntary contracts and interest rates that are determined by savings, not credit creation by a central bank. ↗

— Ron Paul

#capitalism #central #central bank #cherishes #contracts

If he were any other man, I might have suspected him of substance abuse, of being coked up or something. But Barrons was too much a purist for that; his drugs were money, power, and control ↗

— Karen Marie Moning

#substance-abuse #money

Remember that in the end, the universe responds to our emotions, not to our words. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#law-of-attraction #manifestation #manifesting #mind-power #money

A primary purpose of the police is to enforce the delusions of those with lots of green paper. ↗

— Derrick Jensen

#money #police #money

Dwarves are not heroes, but a calculating folk with a great idea of the value of money; some are tricky and treacherous and pretty bad lots; some are not but are decent enough people like Thorin and Company, if you don't expect too much. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#money

The Sikh gave him the money. When Menon asked for his address so that he could repay the man, the Sikh said that Menon owed the debt to any stranger who came to him in need, as long as he lived. The help came from a stranger and was to be repaid to a stranger. ↗

— Robert Fulghum

#debt #noblesse-oblige #repay #stranger #money

There are no absolutes, and your way is neither the only way nor the right way. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#law-of-attraction #manifestation #manifesting #mind-power #money

There was a lot of pretense floating around; not just with aunties and all that but with emotions and how people saw you. They had a point. There's a lot to learn from that generation -- the stoic approach. I think it's disgusting how they've been forgotten about in this way. It's the American hippies' fault, they saw an in there, a way of making money out of bad moods. That's all it is most of the time. You can't expect to feel cock-a-hoop every minute of every day. My mam and dad's generation understood this. They were just thankful the bombs had stopped threatening their lives. They just wanted to get on with living. ↗

— Mark E. Smith

#stoicism #money

Money can't buy happiness but it'll sure keep a mess of grief off your front porch. ↗

— James Lee Burke

#money

...childish, selfish, immature - that's right, I am. But do you know how much money I make for thinking this way? ↗

— Tom Hanks

#money