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THOUGHTS ON

Cashing In

“BEING GOOD
IN BUSINESS
IS THE MOST
“Got me a $300 FASCINATING
pair of socks. Got a
fur sink. An electric KIND OF ART.”
dog polisher. A —ANDY WARHOL
gasoline-powered “I don’t know
turtleneck sweater. what it is, but
I’ve got a kind
And of course of feel for the “There are few
I bought some big money.” things in this world
dumb stuff, too.” —JOHN more reassuring

—STEVE MARTIN DOS PASSOS
than an unhappy
“There is nothing man will not “The man who does lottery winner.”
attempt when great enterprises hold more than he is paid —TONY PARSONS
out the promise of great rewards.” for will soon be paid for
—TITUS LIVIUS more than he does.”

—NAPOLEON HILL
“MONEY, IT TURNED
OUT, WAS EXACTLY LIKE “Yeah, I smell like
SEX—YOU THOUGHT OF the vault, I used to
NOTHING ELSE IF YOU sell dope. I did play
DIDN’T HAVE IT, AND the block, now I play
THOUGHT OF OTHER on boats.”
THINGS IF YOU DID.”
—50 CENT
—JAMES BALDWIN

“HARD WORK SHOULD BE “IT IS THE JOB OF THE
REWARDED BY GOOD FOOD.” MARKET TO TURN THE

BASE MATERIAL OF OUR
—KEN FOLLETT
EMOTIONS INTO GOLD.”
—ANDREI CODRESCU
“Professionalism
is important.

Professionalism
means that you
get paid.” FINAL

THOUGHT NBCU/GETTY IMAGES; BETTMANN/GETTY IMAGES; LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION/GETTY IMAGES; WALTER DARAN/GETTY IMAGES; ARCHIVE PL/ALAMY; STEVE PARSONS/PA IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES; WIREIMAGE-GETTY IMAGES; TOM STODDART/GETTY IMAGES; AF ARCHIVE/ALAMY; EDWARD KOLLER
—ERICA JONG
“If you want to
“THERE ARE FEW enjoy the second

WAYS IN WHICH half of your life,
A MAN CAN BE “HE WILL MAKE YOUR keep your nose
MORE INNOCENTLY RIGHTEOUS REWARD to the grindstone
EMPLOYED THAN IN SHINE LIKE THE DAWN, in the first half

YOUR VINDICATION LIKE
GETTING MONEY.” THE NOONDAY SUN.” of your life.”

“IT’S ALL ABOUT BUCKS, KID. —SAMUEL JOHNSON —PSALM 37:6 —B.C. FORBES
THE REST IS CONVERSATION.” SOURCES: NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME, BY JAMES BALDWIN; THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH,
BY KEN FOLLETT; THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, BY JAMES BOSWELL; THE BIG MONEY,
—GORDON GEKKO, WALL STREET BY JOHN DOS PASSOS; THE HISTORY OF ROME, BOOK IV, BY TITUS LIVIUS;
ZOMBIFICATION: STORIES FROM NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, BY ANDREI CODRESCU.

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