“The very rich only admire themselves”

“After all, it was nice to be loved than to be rich and admired and famous.”

“You know what they say - sleep is the mother's drug of choice, but like heroin, only the very rich and the very poor can afford it.”

“Awakening is possible only for those who seek it and want it, for those who are ready to struggle with themselves and work on themselves for a very long time and very persistently in order to attain it.”

“It is often said that New York is a city for only the very rich and the very poor. It is less often said that New York is also, at least for those of us who came there from somewhere else, a city for only the very young.”

“It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion.”