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Last modified: 3/14/08
The Quotable Books Series ...
The
Richness
of Life
(sample quotations from the book)Having money is rather like being a blonde. It is more fun but not vital. Mary Quant, fashion designer
Until we know that God lives in us and we can see him there, a great poverty we suffer. Rabia
If you earn ten thousand dollars a year and that's the best you can do, that's enough. God and everything else will see to it that you're okay. The key is to just do the best you can. Jim Rohn, businessman and speaker
So much gets done in joy and laughter. So much gets done when you make your arms as big as the world. Life can be hardtoo hard for us not to be kind to one another. Diane Sawyer, TV host
Your happiness ultimately comes from the way you work, not where you work. Russell Simmons, rapper and entrepreneur
I have always treated money as the stuff with which one purchases time. Tom Stoppard, playwright
Joy is prayer. Joy is strength. Joy is love. Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. Mother Teresa, religious leader
Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul. Henry David Thoreau, essayist, Walden
If you want to make others happy, start by living the kind of life and doing the kinds of things that make you happy. Brian Tracy, inspirational speaker and author
Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game. Donald Trump, businessman and reality TV star
I think money is a burden. All anybody ever needs is just enough money to eat and have a roof over their heads. Any more than that is a stress. Shania Twain, singer
Money wont buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of a huge research staff to study the problem. Bill Vaughan, humorist
What can a toy store teach us about disciplined investing? Not everything that catches your eye is worth buying. Wachovia Securities magazine advertisement
You don't have to be rich to be comfortable. Wal-Mart stores TV commercial
When we are happy, we have energy. When we are unhappy, we lack energy. This is because happiness is connected with the soul, a source of unlimited energy, and sadness is connected to the body, physicality. Max Weiman, rabbi, A Simple Guide to Happiness
The truest greatness lies in being kind,
the truest wisdom in a happy mind.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, poetWhat I know for sure is that you feel real joy in direct proportion to how connected you are to living your truth. Oprah Winfrey, talk show host
Dating Hint #34: Always try to look richer than you are. Chuck Worley, host, The Dating Game TV show
Just think how happy you would be if you lost everything and everyone you have right now, and the, somehow got everything back again. Kobi Yamada
You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want. Zig Ziglar, motivational author and sales trainer
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