“Wealth can be created. Wit and intelligence can't.”
“You can create sense out of nonsense, something out of nothing. You can create wealth out of dearth, viable ventures out of turbulent adventures. You can create mercies out of miseries. You can create tomorrow’s peace out of today’s crisis.”
“Wit seduces by signaling intelligence without nerdiness.”
“Wit, after all, is the unfailing symptom of intelligence.”
“Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.”
“...a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention...”