Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double-entry…

Capitalism designates an economic system significantly characterized by the predominance of "capital." Capitalism and double entry bookkeeping are absolutely indissociable; their relationship to each…

— Werner Sombart

There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.

— David Letterman

One of the things that we're missing from our political dialogue right now is the idea that the United States is a home. It…

— Stephen Miller

“In the race to scale a startup, overlooking financial planning is like to building a skyscraper on shaky ground. True growth stems from decisions…

— Jason Hishmeh

“Invest in self-improvement, be it for learning, be it for earning.”

— Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma

By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their…

— Chester W. Nimitz

Accounting consequences do not influence our operating or capital-allocation decisions. When acquisition costs are similar, we much prefer to purchase $2 of earnings that…

— Warren Buffett

The religious hypothesis, therefore, must be considered only as a particular method of accounting for the visible phenomena of the universe: but no just…

— David Hume

“Financial statements are my novels, I am a Chartered Accountant.”

— Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma

The reaction of weak management to weak operations is often weak accounting.

— Warren Buffett

“With great goals, comes the high costs; both fixed and variable. Time is the fixed cost; efforts, variable. Spend passionately.”

— Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma

There is no business like show business. There is also no business like certified public accounting, but that doesn't rhyme as well.

— Craig Shaw Gardner

Regulations for international accounting and funding will have to be examined to identify policies that inadvertently discourage institutional investors from putting their resources into…

— Jose Angel Gurria

“Outer happiness has Diminishing Marginal Utility; the more it grows, the satisfaction decreases. Resort to inner happiness.”

— Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma

We do not know enough about how the present will lead into the future. We shall never be able to say, "Ha! My perception,…

— Gregory Bateson