Great Throughts Treasury

"It is easier to be healthy if you are happy. It is easier to be wealthy if you are happy. And it is easier to be happy if you are in love with what you are doing."

"It is easy to stay the same but it is not easy to change. Most people choose to stay the same all their lives."

"It is easier to be busy at work than it was to do what I needed to do."

"It is more important to grow your income then cut your expenses. It?s more important to grow your spirit than cut your dreams."

"It is hard to feel like a loser as long as cash is flowing into your pockets even if your asset price has depreciated."

"It is not much different from a person who goes to the gym to exercise on a regular basis versus someone who sits on the couch watching television. Proper physical exercise increases your chances of health, and proper mental exercise increases your chances for wealth. Laziness decreases both health and wealth."

"It is said that the fear of public speaking is a fear greater than death for most people. According to psychiatrists, the fear of public speaking is caused by the fear of ostracism, the fear of standing out, the fear of criticism, the fear of ridicule, the fear of being an outcast. THE FEAR OF BEING DIFFERENT PREVENTS MOST PEOPLE FROM SEEKING NEW WAYS TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS."

"It is not the mistake that is the sin? it is not learning from mistakes that is the sin."

"It is not how much you make that counts but how much money you keep."

"It is this entitlement mentality that is eroding the foundations this country was built upon. The entitlement mentality is bringing down the American empire and the world."

"It seems that our paths in life are not found in our minds. Our path in life is to find out what is in our hearts. This"

"It is that same fear, the fear of ostracism that causes people to conform and not question commonly accepted opinions or popular trends."

"It is the search for the answer ? the answer I may never find ? that makes me rich. It is the search that keeps me going, getting richer and not retiring, even though I have the money to retire on. You see it is not the quest for money that makes me rich. It is the quest for knowledge. It is the desire to learn more, do more, accomplish more and help those who want to learn that drives me? and money is just the score, a measure to tell me how we are doing. Money is the celebration of success, just as the lack of money is the reminder that we need to learn more. Just as a traveler watches for mile markers, I look at money simply as a marker ? a market that measures the journey and distance travelled."

"It was easy being healthy when I was young. I was full of energy, so sports and physical challenges were fun. But as I got older and the spring left my step, exercise became harder, and eating, drinking and watching TV became easier. By the time I was 50, I'd put on 50 pounds."

"It?s easier to stand on the sidelines, criticize, and say why you shouldn?t do something. The sidelines are crowded. Get in the game."

"It?s more important to grow your income than cut your expenses. It?s more important to grow your spirit that cut your dreams."

"It?s not money that makes you rich, its business skills."

"It?s easier to work for money, especially if fear is your primary emotion when it comes to money."

"It?s not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it?s what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!"

"It?s not how much you make that matters ? it?s how much you keep. Check out your saving/earning ratio. Live below your means! How much actually drops to your bottom line?"

"It's easier to aim to please and say what others want to hear than to form an opinion and fight for it, even if it means taking a risk or losing your job."

"It's human nature to blame someone else for your shortcomings or upsets."

"It's not being homeless that matters. It's about who you are. Keep striving and you become somebody. Quit and you also become somebody? but not the same person."

"It's more important to grow your income than cut your expenses. It is more important to grow your spirit than cut your dreams."

"It's not how much money you make, but how money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep for it."

"It's the investor who is risky, not the investment."

"It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!"

"It's not what you have to do that needs to change. It's first how you think that needs to change. It's who you have to be in order to do what needs to be done."

"I've actually taken companies public, I've actually busted companies, I've actually gone broke."

"I've always wanted to live above my means because it inspired me to work harder."

"It's time to start thinking differently about money and debt and start the healing process - and the process toward wealth and freedom. 'Freedom from Bad Debt' can get you started."

"I've had all six of my books reach the New York Times bestseller list, which is especially rewarding seeing as I flunked out of high school twice because I couldn't write. It just goes to show you that we learn from our mistakes."

"It's tough to negotiate from a position of weakness."

"Jim Cramer is a very smart man. I watch his show. I just do not follow his advice."

"J. Paul Getty ? rather have 1% of the efforts of 100 people than 100% of his own effort."

"Job security is a myth... it is also risky for self-employed people in my opinion. If they get sick, injured, or die, their income is directly impacted."

"Joy is a more powerful motivator than fear."

"Just as a fisherman must watch the ebb and flow of the tides, an investor and businessperson must be keenly aware of the subtle shifts in cash flow."

"Jobs are a centuries-old concept created during the Industrial Revolution. Despite the reality that we're now deep in the Information Age, many people are studying for, or working at, or clinging to the Industrial Age idea of a safe, secure job."

"Just as inside every problem lies an opportunity, inside every disappointment lies a priceless gem of wisdom."

"Just do it once. How can I do it just once, for it to return money to me forever? Creative multiple streams of passive income!"

"Just know that its fear that keeps most people working at a job. The fear of not paying their bills. The fear of being fired. The fear of not having enough money. the fear of starting over. That?s the price of studying to learn a profession or trade, and then working for money. Most people become a slave to money? and then get angry at their boss."

"Keep using your brain, work for free, and soon your mind will show you ways of making money far beyond what I could ever pay you. You will see things that other people never see. Opportunities right in front of their noses. Most people never see them because they?re looking for money/paycheck and security, so that?s all they get. The moment you see one opportunity, you will see them for the rest of your life."

"Just know that it?s fear that keeps most people working at a job. The fear of not paying their bills. The fear of being fired. The fear of not having enough money. the fear of starting over. That?s the price of studying to learn a profession or trade, and then working for money. Most people become a slave to money? and then get angry at their boss."

"Ken Lay, the disgraced former chairman of Enron, found a way to escape his legal problems: He died after being convicted of fraud and conspiracy charges."

"Keep calm, think clearly, keep an open mind, keep going, ask someone who has gone before you for some guidance, trust, and keep the faith in a higher power wanting the best for you."

"Know that you will make mistakes, so make small mistakes, learn and keep dreaming big."

"Kim and I invest 90% of the time for cash flow, aka passive income. When we do invest for capital gains, aka portfolio income, we are extremely cautious, because we know it is gambling."

"Knowledge + ACTION = Results."

"Know a little about a lot."