Gold is money and nothing else.
J. P. MorganRead
Millionaires don't have astrologers, billionaires do.
Interpretation
Billionaires often seek guidance that goes beyond conventional wisdom, suggesting a greater pursuit of insight.
This quote by J. P. Morgan implies that while millionaires may rely on traditional methods for success, billionaires are more open to unconventional sources of knowledge and insight, such as astrology. It reflects the idea that those who accumulate greater wealth often explore a wider array of tools and perspectives in their decision-making processes.
In practice
In a business seminar discussing the mindset of wealthy individuals.
Gold is money and nothing else.
Any man who is a bear on the future of this country will go broke.
No problem can be solved until it is reduced to some simple form. The changing of a vague difficulty into a specific, concrete form is a very essential element in thinking.
Well, I don't know as I want a lawyer to tell me what I cannot do. I hire him to tell how to do what I want to do.
A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.
Once, a union job at GM or AT&T was a bridge to success. Now, a nonunion Wal-Mart job is a bridge to nowhere.
It was not until the end of my freshman year in high school that I thought I could really have a future in track and field. I definitely did not think I could make it to the Olympics back then, though; I was just focused on making it to the state finals!
If the company depends entirely on you - your creativity, ingenuity, inspiration, salesmanship or charisma - nobody will want to buy it. The risk and the dependency are too great.
Entrepreneurs have the flexibility and the ability to do things that large companies simply cannot. Could a large company pull off a trick like Amyris, going from anti-malaria medicine to next-generation fuel?
I used to feel unsafe right in the moment of an accomplishment - I felt the ground fall from under my feet because this could be the end. And even now, while everyone is celebrating, I'm on to the next thing. I don't want to get lost in this big cushion of success.
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