Quotes About Affluence

The less affluent must be able, at least in theory, to catch up with the more affluent. Hence politics remains without substance, a realm from which the crucial dimensions of life, the core values, are excluded.42 Who, then, can criticize this situation?

a "brave new world of affluent depravity."44 Genovese sees it as ironic that the defeat of the South, of slav- ery, opened the doors to an imperialism that imposed "unprec- edented misery and mass slaughter on the world.

Within twelve hours of the Sunday Herald hitting the streets, Golgotham suddenly found itself besieged by the young, bored, and semi-affluent.

ours has been a time of relative affluence in which we have allowed full generations to be nurtured on the notion that, somehow, they are the center of the universe, and that meeting their needs should become the priority task of others - others who are expected to be very devoted. Some expect to receive - indeed, they demand - unilateral love.

riches is not wealth but wealth is riches.

It was not until 1948 that Cambridge University stopped requiring a knowledge of classical (ancient) Greek as a prerequisite for admission. This requirement was based not only on the intrinsic merits of ancient Greek literature and philosophy. Knowledge of Greek was a screening device to keep out the less affluent, who attended British state schools, where Greek was less likely to be taught than in private schools.

On n'a point le temps d'être malade, on n'a pas le droit de souffrir… La souffrance, c'est un luxe de maître…

At this he laughed, and so did we: the jests of the rich are ever successful.

I would submit, sir, that you and your family are addicted to money.

because Imre offered what every artist needs most—an appreciative, affluent audience.

Nothin' plugs a man's ears like money.

Our affluence does not make us selfish; it simply enables us to afford more sophisticated expressions of selfishness.

The rich are different from you and me: they have more influence.

We cannot protect our children from life, but we can prepare them for life. We can teach our children to respect money and to choose their belongings and possessions with care. How much we can afford is not the issue. The issue is wastefulness and lack of thought about what we are given. Affluence implies responsibility and an understanding that surplus is for sharing with those who are less fortunate.

The rich aren't like us; they pay less taxes.

Have you ever been rich, Detective?" "That's Hoshe, and no, I've never been rich." "They really don't live by the same rules as anyone else. Whatever they want to do, they just do it. I