John Naughton berettet nylig en anekdote i sin Memex:
Last Friday’s ‘Quote of the Day’ prompted Kevin Cryan to email me about one of the most widely shared anecdotes about Joseph Heller, the author of Catch-22.
At a party in the Hamptons, a friend of his remarked, “Joe, you know, this hedge fund manager makes more money in a single day than Catch-22 has made in its entire history.” Heller, without missing a beat, replied, “That may be true, but I have something he will never have.” His friend asked, “What’s that?” Heller grinned and said, “Enough.”
Jeg stiller dermed følgende spørsmål: hva har jeg som milliardærer aldri kan skaffe seg?
Svaret er enkelt: jeg har nok penger til å dekke alle mine behov…
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“The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed."
—Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
“Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.”
— Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527)
“I have never understood why it is 'greed' to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money.”
"Jo flere penger, desto mindre tid til å bruke dem…"
—TorG
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