“…poverty is not interesting, either to the poor or to the rich. It is the curse of the decent poor to be so utterly uninteresting that immoral people can hide them and moral people cannot find them.”

“Poor people have access to the courts in the same sense that Christians had access to the lions. ”

“Wealth File1. Rich people believe "I create my life." Poor people believe "Life happens to me."2. Rich people play the money game to win. Poor people play the money game to not lose.3. Rich people are committed to being rich. Poor people want to be rich.4. Rich people think big. Poor people think small.5. Rich people focus on opportunities. Poor people focus on obstacles.6. Rich people admire other rich and successful people. Poor people resent rich and successful people.7. Rich people associate with positive, successful people. Poor people associate with negative or unsuccessful people.8. Rich people are willing to promote themselves and their value. Poor people think negatively about selling and promotion.9. Rich people are bigger than their problems. Poor people are smaller than their problems.10. Rich people are excellent receivers. Poor people are poor receivers.11. Rich people choose to get paid based on results. Poor people choose to get paid based on time.12. Rich people think "both". Poor people think "either/or".13. Rich people focus on their net worth. Poor people focus on their working income.14. Rich people manage their money well. Poor people mismanage their money well.15. Rich people have their money work hard for them. Poor people work hard for their money.16. Rich people act in spite of fear. Poor people let fear stop them.17. Rich people constantly learn and grow. Poor people think they already know.”

“Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism."[Address to National Press Club in Washington DC, as quoted in Freedom and Union (April 1952)]”

“Morality is a matter of money. Poor people cannot afford to have morals. So they have religion.”

“The terrible immoralities are the cunning ones hiding behind masks of morality, such as exploiting people while pretending to help them.”

“Nowadays people can be divided into three classes - the haves the have-nots and the have-not-paid-for-what-they-haves.”