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“Since I am known as a 'rich' person, I feel I have to tip at least $5 each time I check my coat. On top of that, I would have to wear a very expensive coat, and it would have to be insured. Added up, without a topcoat I save over $20,000 a year.”
“אנו צריכים להשתחרר מהתקווה שהים ינוח יום אחד. עלינו ללמוד לשוט עם רוחות חזקות.”
“אם נשים לא היו קיימות, לכל הכסף בעולם לא הייתה משמעות.”
“אין לי חברים ואין לי אויבים, רק מתחרים.”
“לעולם אל תבקש הלוואות קטנות.”
“If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.”
“To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them.”
“We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.”
“I have no friends and no enemies - only competitors.”
“Don't sleep too much. If you sleep three hours less each night for a year, you will have an extra month and a half to succeed in.”
“Find a priest who understands English and doesn't look like Rasputin.”
“After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts.”
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”
“The more you own, the more you know you don't own.”
“Never ask for small loans.”
“The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.”