The successful companies try to keep the new entrants down. Now that's great for a company like ours. We make more money that way because we have less competition and less innovation. But for the country as a whole, it's horrible. Charles Koch companycompetitioncountry share on social
When you try to bring about behavioral change by an effort of will, you actually do violence to yourself, and the chances are very good that you will not succeed. This is so universally true that you can actually make money from it. Srikumar Rao behavioralbringchance share on social
The thing about a real economy is that it actually is like the game of Monopoly in the sense that when one person has all the money, the game is over. And in a game of Monopoly, of course, that's quite charming, but in a real economy, it's much more problematic. Nick Hanauer charmeconomygame share on social
Whether or not money can buy happiness, it can buy freedom, and that's a big deal. Also, lack of money is very stressful. Sam Altman bigbuydeal Change image and share on social
Pirates did not store all their treasures in treasure chests, then bury them and draw maps to them. That's a movie invention. In reality, pirates spent their money as fast as they could steal it because they knew they were living on borrowed time. They didn't want to wait around to enjoy the money. Robert Kurson borrowburychest share on social
I definitely wanted to earn my freedom. But the primary motivation wasn't making money, but making an impact. Sean Parker earnfreedomimpact Change image and share on social
We have never heard of laundering in Macau; money laundering is unheard of. Mind you, my casino, every bit of money - someone says Stanley Ho, you issue me a check of so much money - we don't give that easy. Stanley Ho bitecasinocheck share on social
If a character dies, you get to do a big, juicy death scene. But the flip side is you're out of the sequel, which is where the real money is. Denis Leary bigcharacterdeath Change image and share on social
I do think that people ought to have some control over their money, rather than the government, just mandating to them how they're going to invest their money. Saxby Chambliss controlgovernmentinvest Change image and share on social
'Gimme a Break' ran for six years and gave me the kind of money and freedom that I'd dreamed would make me happy. It didn't. Nell Carter breakdreamfreedom Change image and share on social