"The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself."

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Source : Annals of an Abiding Liberal ch. 6 (1979)

John Kenneth Galbraith

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“When I was 7 years old I saw Jimmy Connors make someone carry his bag, as though he were Julius Caesar. I vowed then and there that I would always carry my own.”
“Nearly all mankind is more or less unhappy because nearly all do not know the true Self. Real happiness abides in Self-knowledge alone. All else is fleeting. To know one's Self is to be blissful always.”
“Those who miss meditation miss the whole dance of life.”
“The very names assigned to angels by their Creator, convey to us ideas pre-eminently pleasing, fitted to captivate the heart, and exalt the imagination; ideas which dispel gloom, banish despondency, enliven hope, and awaken sincere and unmingled joy.”
“Beauty and brains, pleasure and usability - they should go hand in hand.”
“Make sure you have an edge. Know what your edge is. And have rigid risk control rules.”
“Their spirits and their visions are embodied in their craft. And so is mine. It's not Jane Saw Puff. But the clarity of Jane Saw Puff is precious to me.”
“They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.”

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