Quotes with get-rich-quick

Quotes 1941 till 1960 of 2622.

• The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I've had to learn a little bit about it. It's not rocket science: You get ratings, that's good.

  ― Al Franken
  American comedian, politician and author (1951 - )
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• The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.

  ― Abraham Lincoln
  American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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• The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

  ― Theodore Roosevelt
  American statesman (1858 - 1919)
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• The things you want are always possible; it is just that the way to get them is not always apparent. The only real obstacle in your path to a fulfilling life is you, and that can be a considerable obstacle because you carry the baggage of insecurities and past experience.

  ― Les Brown
  American motivational speaker, author and radio DJ (1945 - )
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• The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it.

  ― Josh Billings
  American humorist (1818 - 1885)
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• The time when I had desire to go to the United States I didn't have a penny. It was in the middle of the depression, you know. I couldn't get as far as Hoboken at that time.

  ― Ben Shahn
  Lithuanian-born American artist (1898 - 1969)
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• The trouble is that rich people, well-to-do people, very often don't really know who the poor are; and that is why we can forgive them, for knowledge can only lead to love, and love to service. And so, if they are not touched by them, it's because they do not know them.

  ― Mother Teresa
  Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary (1910 - 1997)
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• The trouble with Ian is that he gets off with women because he can't get on with them.

  ― Rosamond Lehmann
   
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• The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected.

  ― Will Rogers
  American actor and humorist (1879 - 1935)
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• The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.

  ― Abe Lemons
  American basketball player and coach (1922 - 2002)
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• The trouble with some women is they get all excited about nothing, and then they marry him.

  ― Cher
  American singer and actress (1946 - )
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• The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.

  ― Voltaire
  French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778)
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• The two most important things to do for self-defense are not to take a martial arts class or get a gun, but to think like the opposition and know where you're most at risk.

  ― Barry Eisler
  American novelist
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• The U.S. couldn't even get rid of Saddam Hussein. And we all know that the EU is just a passing fad. They'll be killing each other again in less than a year. I'm sick to death of all these fascist lawsuits.

  ― Bill Gates
  American business magnate, investor, author and philanthropist (1955 - )
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• The ultimate goal is to be more satisfied. I really don't believe you get wiser because you get older. It's a choice, perhaps not to take some things so seriously.

  ― Boy George
  English singer, songwriter, DJ, fashion designer and actor (1961 - )
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• The UN could help the Iraqi government get on its feet and help the United States withdraw a bit more.

  ― Brent Scowcroft
  American US Air Force officer (1925 - 2020)
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• The upside to smoking is that you get to be social. I was looking for a light when I bumped into Ben Harper's manager. A couple of days later, Ben and I were in the studio.

  ― Beth Orton
  English singer-songwriter (1970 - )
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• The vagabond, when rich, is called a tourist

  ― Paul Richards
  American actor (1924 - 1974)
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• The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes.

  ― Lady Blessington
  Irish novelist, journalist, and literary hostess (1789 - 1849)
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• The virtue of a medicine probably lies to a considerable extent in the will to get well with which one purchases it.

  ― Robert Lynd
  American sociologist (1892 - 1970)
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Subjects in these quotes:

• prosperity-at-any-price
• peace-at-any-price
• get-rich-quick
• considerable
• insecurities
• self-defense

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