Prosperous Quotes

289 quotes by 244 authors

The Constitution. . . illustrates the complexity of the American system: that it serves the interests of a wealthy elite, but also does enough for… — Howard Zinn
Love or hatred calls for self-surrender. He cuts a fine figure, the warm-blooded, prosperous man, solidly entrenched in his well-being, who one fine day surrenders… — Jean-Paul Sartre
The people are immensely likableâ€” cheerful, extrovert, quick-witted, and unfailingly obliging. Their cities are safe and clean and nearly always built on water. They have… — Bill Bryson
We therefore work, not for the work's sake, but for moneyâ€”and money is supposed to get us what we really want in our hours of… — Alan Watts
I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss. I see the lives for which I lay down my life, peaceful,… — Charles Dickens
Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the… — Henry Ford
Police are inevitably corrupted. ... Police always observe that criminals prosper. It takes a pretty dull policeman to miss the fact that the position of… — Frank Herbert
To be prosperous and happy in life, Henry, it is simple. Pick one woman, pick it well, and surrender. — Elizabeth Gilbert
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant. — Horace
And how stands the city on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was 8 years ago. But more than that:… — Ronald Reagan
The only way in which a nation can make itself wealthy and prosperous is by good housekeeping: that is, by providing for its wants in… — George Bernard Shaw
It is not great wealth in a few individuals that proves a country is prosperous, but great general wealth evenly distributed among the people. .… — Victoria Woodhull
If you see yourself as prosperous, you will be. If you see yourself as continually hard up, that is exactly what you will be. — Robert Collier
A nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. — Barack Obama
Whatever you choose for yourself, give to another. If you choose to be happy, cause another to be happy. If you choose to be prosperous,… — Neale Donald Walsch
Entitlements seem to grow with prosperity; not only because they are indexed to inflation or GDP, but also because a prosperous country tells itself it… — Amity Shlaes
Stability and a prosperous life cannot be set off against a set of political rights and freedoms. — Dmitry Medvedev
An economically peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka is the dream of youth of the nation. My message for the youth is to collectively work for… — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
In prosperous times, the marginal workers get by. But in tough times, they get the shaft. — Bill O'Reilly
There are a lot of different ways of building a prosperous society, and some of them use much less energy than others. And it is… — Alex Steffen

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