#billionaire

Spider-Man's probably my favorite. You see, Batman is a billionaire and there's nothing really cool about a billionaire saving the world. But Spider-Man is Peter Parker, a conflicted character who puts on a suit and saves the world. I love that. ↗

— Zac Efron

#batman #billionaire #character #cool #favorite

Look at all the billionaires. If I know 15 billionaires, I know 13 unhappy people. ↗

— Russell Simmons

#happy people #i #know #look #people

Buffett does enjoy being a billionaire, but in offbeat ways. As he put it, though money cannot change your health or how many people love you, it lets you be in 'more interesting environments. ↗

— Roger Lowenstein

#money #philosophy #warren-buffett #change

As a former lifelong Republican, it pains me to tell you that today's Republicans - and their standard-bearers, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan - just aren't up to the task. They're beholden to 'my way or the highway' bullies, indebted to billionaires who bankroll ads and allergic to the very idea of compromise. ↗

— Charlie Crist

#allergic #beholden #billionaires #bullies #compromise

I'm not a paranoid deranged millionaire. Goddamit, I'm a billionaire. ↗

— Howard Hughes

#deranged #i #millionaire #paranoid

Jews are estimated to be less than 1% of the world's population yet approximately 25% of the world's billionaires are Jewish. ↗

— H.W. Charles

#jewish-millionaires #jewish-wealth #money #money

You don’t have to apologize,” Treston said. “I know where I work, I know what I do to make a living, and I know it’s not the most respectable place in Vegas. But frankly, Chad, if you don’t mind my saying so, I think you have a lot to learn about good manners.” Chad blinked. “What do you mean?” Treston reached for his wine glass, finished off what was left to wash down the last forkful of chewy escargot, and said, “All I’m saying is you haven’t stopped harping about that blond, and I have to tell you it’s getting a little tired now. Seriously, man. It’s a little insulting, too.” He leaned forward, looked into Chad’s eyes, and held his hand. “Look, I know how hard it is for selfish men like you to understand empathy. Lord knows I’ve been with enough of them. ↗

— Ryan Field

#rakes #the-vegas-shark #men

Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#before #billion #billionaires #brings #dollars

If you raise taxes on millionaires and billionaires, you'll do nothing to address the debt and the deficit. And the thing you might do is you might finally put this economy over another cliff. These millionaires and billionaires are the folks that try to create jobs and help grow the economy. ↗

— Joe Walsh

#another #billionaires #cliff #create #debt

A White House dinner is the American family assembled, from labor leaders to billionaires, actors, architects, academicians and athletes. ↗

— Hugh Sidey

#american family #architects #assembled #athletes #billionaires