"Wealth is the sinews of success."

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Source : "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers". Book by Diogenes Laërtius, Book IV, 48,

Bion of Borysthenes

“We wield an enormous influence over the world through how we choose to vote and what we choose to buy. Again, it's the power of numbers. If voters hold their leaders responsible for doing something about global warming, it will get done. If most people refuse to buy products from companies that, for example, wrap products in more plastic than necessary, pretty soon the plastic wrapping will stop.”

Source : Anthony D. Barnosky (2010). “Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming”, p.213, Island Press
“To know how to wonder and question is the first step of the mind toward discovery.”
“The Constitution is never tested during times of tranquility; it is during times of tension, turmoil, tragedy, trauma, and terrorism that it is sorely tested”
“I'm obsessed with packing in as much work as possible during each day, simply because there is only so much time you have in a lifetime. There is nothing better than to go home at night and know that you've done everything that you could do to accomplish your work”
“A mutual friend, Benjamin Rush, brought [Tomas Jefferson and John Adams] together in 1812, and they went on to exchange letters for the rest of their lives. But in their correspondence they tended to avoid the most controversial issues, such as slavery.”
“I'm not a Gingrich fan. He's just difficult to work with. It's either Newt's way or the highway.”
“If you immerse yourself too single-mindedly in your chosen art form whether it's video games, movies, comics or whatever, your work can easily become just a reflection of what others are doing in that field rather than breaking new ground.”
“I don't fight the suburban areas or collar counties. I get along with them; they're former Chicagoans anyway.”

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