In affluent communities, where each member is keenly aware of his or her place within the Byzantine order, attracting the right friends is a blood sport. Chumming up to influential figures who are in a position to help can determine… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
There's an unspoken rule in affluent circles that suggests you can always define an individual's status by measuring his or her proximity to the most influential person in the room. And as the maxim goes, closer is always better. — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
For rich children, it'd be very easy and convenient never to take any steps to build an identity outside of your association with your… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
I know people socially who live in countries where the wealth gap is more extreme than it is in America, and they live with… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
Our family's fortune is growing faster than ever. We're a part of a small number of American families that own most of the country's… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
I think there's something in people where they often want to describe their personal experiences, but when it's regarding wealth, they're obviously very guarded.… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
I think you can do a lot with fiction, and in some cases you can say even more in fiction than you can in… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
There are certain vulnerabilities and insecurities that go along with not being linked to another person in a contractual way, even if it's an… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
I obviously enjoy being wealthy. It's enabled me to have a career that I've chosen and not one that I've been forced into. — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
In affluent communities, where each member is keenly aware of his or her place within the Byzantine order, attracting the right friends is a… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
I think that if I were in a satisfying marriage, I would probably choose monogamy, but I wouldn't want that to be a requirement. — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
I had hoped that foreboding economic circumstances would have caused the ultra-rich to think not just of themselves and increasing their own personal affluence.… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
When you are born rich, you have all these options. You can pursue a career path that you find interesting; there's no need or… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
