"As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for……" — Felix Dennis
"As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true."
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85 Quotes by Felix Dennis
Felix Dennis has 85 quotes on this site.
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Whatever qualities the rich may have, they can be acquired by anyone with the tenacity to become rich.
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The bottom line is that if I did it, you can do it. I got rich without the benefit of…
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Fear not. For fear itself is fed by fear, and all fears pass. Did no one tell you so? Come…
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It's very difficult to be continuously charitable in a capitalistic society. You've also got to make sure that you can…
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I've been busy for years, buying land, often under pseudonyms, and planting trees on it. All the money is going…
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People who grow rich almost always improve their sex life. More people want to have sex with them. That's just…
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Rich people always have a certain degree of debt. Apparently it helps to reduce taxes. I'm not so hot on…
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When you come across real talent, it is sometimes worth allowing them to create the structure in which they choose…
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Most of the worst errors I made in my life came from forgetting to act small.
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Sometimes, to ensure that a talented individual will work for you, or will stay working with you, you need to…
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Having a great idea is simply not enough. The eventual goal is vastly more important than any idea. It is…
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Few things in life are certain except death and being taxed.
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The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
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When the soul, through its own fault... becomes rooted in a pool of pitch-black, evil smelling water, it produces nothing…
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I came to the conclusion months ago, and I said it to members of Congress, that the only way people…
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A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise…
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At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.
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In turning from the smaller instruments in frequent use to the larger and more important machines, the economy arising from…
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There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for…
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