Many people are in the dark when it comes to money, and I'm going to turn on the lights.
Suze OrmanRead
You can never solve a financial problem with money. The only way for you to have a larger net worth is for you to go within to see why you are going without.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Financial issues cannot be resolved simply with more money; introspection is necessary to understand true needs.
This quote emphasizes that financial problems are often rooted in deeper psychological or emotional issues rather than a mere lack of funds. Suze Orman suggests that true wealth comes from understanding oneself and addressing the reasons behind financial struggles, rather than just seeking a quick monetary fix.
Themes
FinancialSelf-DiscoveryIntrospectionWealthMoney
In practice
Example use cases
During a financial literacy workshop to encourage deeper understanding of personal finance.
More from Suze Orman
All quotes →Bad debt is sacrificing your future day needs for your present day desires.
Suze OrmanRead
We are all powerless as children, and money looms so powerfully... we don't grow up to claim our financial power until we look money directly in the eye, face our fears, and claim that power back.
Suze OrmanRead
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth - both financial affluence and emotional security.
Suze OrmanRead
Believing you are worthy of love means that you believe I deserve to be treated well - with respect and dignity. I deserve to be cherished and adored by someone. I am worthy of an intimate and fulfilling relationship. I won't settle for less than I deserve. I will do whatever it takes to create that for myself.
Suze OrmanRead
So many financial dreams are thwarted by the failure to act upon good intentions.
Suze OrmanRead
Similar quotes
Do-so is more important than say-so.
Pete SeegerRead
Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.
EuripidesRead
To be unafraid of the judgement of others is the greatest freedom you can have.
Timothy ShriverRead
To put away one's own original thoughts in order to take up a book is a sin against the Holy Ghost.
Barbara TuchmanRead
It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket.
Miguel De CervantesRead
All a man has is pride. Sometimes you have it so much it is a sin. We have all done things for pride that we knew were impossible. We didn't care. But a man must implement his pride with intelligence and care.
Ernest HemingwayRead