#hum

I don’t know whether Asimov realized he was saying this as well, but as an old historical materialist, if only as an afterthought, he must have realized that he was saying too: No one here will ever look at you, read a word you write, or consider you in any situation, no matter whether the roof is falling in or the money is pouring in, without saying to him- or herself (whether in an attempt to count it or to discount it), 'Negro...' The racial situation, permeable as it might sometimes seem (and it is, yes, highly permeable), is nevertheless your total surround. Don’t you ever forget it...! And I never have. ↗

— Samuel R. Delany

#irony #race #writing #money

Ignorance is bliss, except when it hurts ↗

— Paul Knott

#humor #money #money

Ideology follows the money." "Governments don't protect people, people protect governments." "To accept the legitimacy of the state is to embrace the necessity for war. ↗

— Lawrence Samuels

#complexity-science #economics #human-action #politics #money

There is my first insight, young woman. Always downplay the value of money; it will make it much easier for him to hand it over. ↗

— Ted Dekker

#money #relationships #money

There is my first insight, young woman. Always downplay the value of money; it will make it easier for him to hand it over ↗

— Ivena When Heaven Weeps Ted Dekker

#money-issues #relationship #money

There’s a hurricane coming to Florida, and there will be high winds. I should probably turn off my ceiling fans, to try to mitigate the billions of dollars in damages the storm will incur. 
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— Jarod Kintz

#florida #funny #humor #hurricane #loss

Why spend ten dollars to buy one item that does two things, when for five dollars a piece I can sell you two items that each does one thing?
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— Jarod Kintz

#deals #efficiency #function #funny #humor

My name is Mr. MONEY. Most of the people love me more than they love themselves. That's why I love playing tease & denial with them. ↗

— Saurabh Sharma

#money-chase #wisdom #love

Mum repeated the old adage that money can't buy you everything...before adding that she prefers using credit cards instead. ↗

— Kirkland Ciccone

#money

Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their deliberate actions, long persevered in, which they hold to be motivated by high ideals toward virtuous ends. ↗

— Isabel Paterson

#humanitarianism #ideology #motivational