#weal

What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world? ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#education #good #i #parents #upbringing

Wealth often takes away chances from men as well as poverty. There is none to tell the rich to go on striving, for a rich man makes the law that hallows and hollows his own life. ↗

— Sean O'Casey

#chances #go #hallows #his #hollows

The modern economy isn't about the redistribution of wealth, it's about the redistribution of time. ↗

— Doug Coupland

#economy #modern #redistribution #time #wealth

I want to go to bed richer than when I woke up. The pursuit of wealth is a wonderful thing, but the thing is you have to be honest about it, you have to tell the truth. ↗

— Kevin O'Leary

#bed #go #honest #i #pursuit

I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody. ↗

— Barack Obama

#everybody #good #i #i think #spread

This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably. Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development. But we will not be able to sustain this growth if it favors the few, and not the many. ↗

— Barack Obama

#been #benefits #build #cornerstone #created

For more than four decades, the Libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant - Moammar Gaddafi. He has denied his people freedom, exploited their wealth, murdered opponents at home and abroad, and terrorized innocent people around the world - including Americans who were killed by Libyan agents. ↗

— Barack Obama

#agents #around #been #decades #denied

In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike on middle-class Americans. But we cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. We can't afford it. And I refuse to renew them again. ↗

— Barack Obama

#again #agreed #because #billionaire #cannot

I was not raised with wealth or resources or any social standing to speak of. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#i #raised #resources #social #speak

You know the illusion of the cheap money is over and now Britain has to go out there and graft and earn its way and create wealth and prosperity in a very competitive world. ↗

— George Osborne

#cheap #competitive #create #earn #go