Quotes from Sylvia Porter

The average family exists only on paper and its average budget is a fiction, invented by statisticians for the convenience of statisticians.

Money can be translated into the beauty of living.

In those days [1935] I would read what the opposition papers got out, and I'd say to myself, 'What I'm doing just isn't good enough.'

Beware of the danger signals that flag problems: silence, secretiveness, or sudden outburst.

I've learned ruthless concentration. I can write under any circumstances ... street noises, loud talk, music, you name it.

Invest in yourself, in your education. There's nothing better.

One of the soundest rules to remember when making forecasts in the field of economics is that whatever is to happen is happening already.

Money never remains just coins and pieces of paper. Money can be translated into the beauty of living, a support in misfortune, an education, or future security.