Fifty years ago wealth was stored and transmitted physically through gold bars, stock certificates, bank notes, and coins. – Scott Cook
It’s not enough to have economic growth. You have to distribute wealth throughout all of society. – Tabare Vazquez
Miami, in many ways, is a quintessentially American city. The juxtaposition of showy wealth with dire pennilessness, the tussle of glitz and decay doesn’t come any more marked than here. – Tibor Fischer
We know too little about global wealth dynamics, so we need international transmission of bank information. – Thomas Piketty
Japan is already a leader in energy efficiency, and it has a wealth of innovative technologies. We must put this expertise to use creating a model for growth and sustainability that we can share with the world. – Yoshihiko Noda
If women had better access to the financial system – even so much as a basic deposit account at a bank – it would be a major step in the direction of greater wealth and greater economic empowerment. – Sri Mulyani Indrawati
We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched. – Tacitus
Business executives need to start by spelling out and communicating their values. Then they need to lead by example. This means getting rid of the bad apples and declining opportunities that bring instant wealth at the cost of selling one’s soul. – Vivek Wadhwa
We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness. – Tom Waits
Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures. – Theodore Roosevelt
It is not good to demonstrate your luxury and your wealth: to rub it in the faces of others is insulting. So you should be modest; try not to insult people by showing that you can do what they cannot. – Vladimir Potanin
There are lots of things about millionaires that make them pretty ordinary, but what’s not ordinary is their ability to accumulate wealth, how hard they work, and what they do for a living. – Thomas J. Stanley
History has shown that a government’s redistribution of shrinking wealth, in preference to a private sector’s creation of new sources of it, can prove more destructive than even the most deadly enemy. – Victor Davis Hanson
Having a decent share of the national wealth for the middle class is not bad for growth. It is actually useful both for equity and efficiency reasons. – Thomas Piketty
If you try to go beyond your interests just for the sake of pretensions or wealth, your art becomes less legitimate. – Vincent D’Onofrio
India’s rigid social structure limits intergenerational economic mobility and fosters acceptance of vast wealth disparities. – Steven Rattner
But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when we lock up our lives for wealth, the gold key comes too late. – Will Carleton
The biggest obstacle to wealth is fear. People are afraid to think big, but if you think small, you’ll only achieve small things. – T. Harv Eker
This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear. – Sonia Sotomayor
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness. – Thomas Jefferson
We need to start talking about inequality again; we need to start talking about the inequities and unfairnesses and the injustices of an excessively divided society, divided by wealth, by opportunity, by outcome, by assets and so forth. – Tony Judt
Rich people in poor places want to show off their wealth. And their less affluent counterparts feel pressure to fake it, at least in public. Nobody wants the stigma of being thought poor. – Virginia Postrel
America’s wealth comes from the efforts of people striving for success. Take away their incentive with badmouthing success and you take away the wealth that helps us take care of the needy. – Thomas Peterffy
I always say that the characters in Jane Austen’s original books are rather like zombies because they live in this bubble of immense wealth and privilege and no matter what’s going on around them they have a singular purpose to maintain their rank and to impress others. – Seth Grahame-Smith
Despite its enormous power and wealth, China’s ruling elite remains absolutely petrified that the free flow of information will undermine its political legitimacy, particularly among China’s younger generation. – Tom Lantos