Quotations about

Wealth

How do you make a million? You start with $900,000.

—Stephen Lewis

Great wealth is its own nationality.

—Velda Johnston

I've been poor and I've been rich. Rich is better.

—Beatrice Kaufman

The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.

—Oscar Levant

Riches should come as the reward for hard work, preferably by one's forebears.

—Steven Runciman

Prosperity is best understood as the accumulation of solutions to human problems.

—Nick Hanauer

My old man used to say you could be dollar-poor but emotionally rich if you had one good friend.

—Fern Michaels in The Guest List

Low self-esteem is the belief that we are not good or worthy enough. It's a self-perception. You can be wealthy, beautiful, or well-liked by others and still don't feel good about yourself. The way other people perceive you doesn't affect your self-esteem. It's how you perceive yourself that matters.

—Yong Kang Chan in Empty Your Cup