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“My work looks to indigenous fruit, aesthetics and beliefs from the Global South, where conquerors literally carried seeds of wealth. I aspire to give shape to the possibilities of blackness by creating space for self-reflection”
Valerie Piraino (born 1981) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: | Valerie said Joan Mitchell foundation(February ,8,2018)
“I would change the way the average Nigerian woman thinks; how she sees her fellow woman as competition. I would make them know that wealth is not exclusive to men. We women are so powerful but we don’t even know how much power we have and possess.”
Ifu Ennada (born 1992) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“it is very clear not only that New York City had enslaved people itself for an extended period of time, as did places in New England, Connecticut, Rhode Island, but that it is the financial and economic infrastructure of New York City and the people who created mass amounts of wealth in that city that allowed slavery to continue to evolve and prosper.”
Clint Smith (writer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The racism we are fighting today was originally conjured to justify working unfree Black people, often until death, to generate extravagant riches for ... all the ancillary white people ... who earned their living and built their wealth from that free Black labor.”
Nikole Hannah-Jones (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The world is more than your thoughtless commute. We, the collateral, are your wealth, your teachers, your security, your family. Your strange hunger for ease should not mean a death sentence for the rest of Creation.”
Robin Wall Kimmerer (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“People for whom it has become a habit — and, unfortunately, they are increasingly numerous in the context of our consumerist pseudo-civilization — to spend Sunday afternoon in these shopping centers, now find the opportune possibility of being able to enjoy the wealth of spiritual values. Our task is to go beyond the boundaries of ordinary pastoral care.”
Antonio Ciliberti (1935–2017) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: New Sunday Deal: Sacraments and Shopping (22 September 2010) Zenit
“Believing wealth to be good, the people believed the wealthy to be good. But, again in history, power has intoxicated and hardened its possessors, and pharaohs are bred in counting-rooms as they were in palaces.”
Henry Demarest Lloyd (1847–1903) said by 1903 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need still to be useful, even though the parts get fewer.”
Gene Tierney (1920–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It should be noted that what is crucial to our survival as a race is not the redistribution of power and wealth within the prison but rather the destruction of the prison itself.”
Daniel Quinn (1935–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A system based on exchanging products inevitably channels wealth to a few, and no governmental change will ever be able to correct that. It isn’t a defect of the system, it’s intrinsic to the system.”
Daniel Quinn (1935–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq issued an ordinance which proclaimed that] “there should be left only so much to the Hindus that neither on the one hand they should become intoxicated on account of their wealth, nor on the other should they become so destitute as to leave their lands and cultivation in despair”.”
Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq (1250–1325) said by 1325 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Barani p 430 quoted in Lal, K. S. (1995). Growth of scheduled tribes and castes in medieval India. 48 also quoted in Goel, Sita Ram (2001). The story of Islamic imperialism in India. ISBN 9788185990231
“My government was elected to serve the nation and would therefore ensure that the nation's wealth, which is not for me or members of my administration is well distributed.”
John Atta Mills (1944–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Science is made to solve problems in the society, to exploit the resources we have so as to create technology and eventually wealth.”
Hulda Swai (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If citizens store their wealth by buying houses, it may cause the real estate bubble to burst or even (cause) an economic crisis.”
Pan Gongsheng (born 1963) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Pan Gongsheng (2014) cited in "China is lining up a Harvard-trained economist as its next central bank chief" on CNN Business, 3 July 2023.
“[T]here are some reasons to doubt that growing inequality might be a direct mechanism... of instability, because humans are very bad at perceiving inequality. ...[A] number of studies ...show that people, when... asked to estimate the degree of income or wealth inequality... their opinions essentially have nothing to do with what is actually... measured by economists.”
Peter Turchin (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[I]nequality is an excellent proxy for the actual mechanisms that drive instability, but the actual drivers... are several, of which I will focus on two: popular immiseration and . ...[A]t a deep structural level the force that drives those and ultimately instability, is what I would refer to as the "wealth pump.”
Peter Turchin (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[T]he problem is... if the wealth pump is allowed to run long enough, eventually... the growing elite numbers and their consumption levels will overshoot the productive base, which is what the workers are producing.”
Peter Turchin (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[E]ssentially the effect of increasing the number of wealth holders is translated into increased competition for political positions.”
Peter Turchin (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The principal barriers to a free society are the State and the institution of private property. It is the State which causes war, police repression, and other forms of violence, and it is private property — the lack of equal distribution of major social wealth — which causes crime and deprivation.”
Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[O]ur starting point should not be Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, but his Theory of Moral Sentiments... that we possess an innate empathy toward our fellow human beings. Morality and ethical principles... We ought not expunge these from the economics canon.”
John Komlos (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Wealth is... political power... and that's how we got from a democracy, to an oligarchy, to a plutocracy. Economists forgot completely about the need for countervailing power... and the oligarchs have taken over...”
John Komlos (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every time you make a movie, the smallest crew could be 50, and the largest crew could be 500 people. That's, how many jobs are you creating? How much generational wealth are you creating when you get to tell and give other people the opportunity to tell that story with you?”
Tiffany Haddish (born 1979) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tiffany Haddish Stays Busy: 'I Want to See Our Stories' by Sam Sanders, Andrea Gutierrez, Jordana Hochman, Manuela López Restrepo. July 6, 2021. Retrieved 10/11/2023.
“Being ready and being in the right place at the right time can lead to wealth creation.”
Judy Dlamini (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To be a part of this cast was really amazing, because of the wealth of knowledge that was there, and the representation of different cultures was awesome”
Dawn Burrell (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“...love is the colour of hope. Bitter today, sweet tomorrow. You should not throw away your wealth of tenderness and let the honey-filled caresses dry up. Do not be wicked just to prove who you are, just to expose your wounds to the skies.”
Véronique Tadjo (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For many women, there is a great cost to pay, to challenge the status quo, because they benefit from it. Their children benefit from it. Doing the sort of activism that I do, threatens to take away from one’s status, or privilege, or wealth, or whatever it is they benefit from.”
Stella Nyanzi (born 1974) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Stop selling out by Arao Ameny. January, 2021. Retrieved 24/11/2023.
“The nobility and wealth that one acquires by one's own work no one hates them, because everyone hopes for them...”
Federico De Roberto (1861–1927) said by 1927 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Africa has the wealth to invest and the clearest path to reducing inequality is investing in African youth, our most important asset.”
Aya Chebbi (born 1988) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Self-help group investments are key to wealth creation.”
Irene Mrembo Njoki (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am committed to continue expanding access to government funds for more groups, as self-help group investments are key to wealth creation.”
Irene Mrembo Njoki (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Carole has a wealth of experience in leadership having worked for Sagamore Institute for Public Policy Research (an Indianapolis-based think tank on public policy issues) where she was the liaison between Kepsa and the Institute before joining Kepsa .”
Carole Kariuki (born 1975) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Carole Kariuki said (Business daily, March 18, 2019)
“Our experience in global corporate banking, private equity, and wealth management positions us well to guide these startups through their early growth stages.”
Joyce Ann Wainaina (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The state does not create wealth; the state destroys it. The state can give you nothing because it produces nothing, and when it attempts it, it does so poorly.”
Javier Milei (born 1970) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tucker Carlson asks Argentina’s new president what advice he’d give to Trump, and his answer is applause-worthy” The Rubin Report on BlazeTV, (November 22, 2023)
“In other words, capitalist successful business people are social benefactors who, far from appropriating the wealth of others, contribute to the general well-being. Ultimately, a successful entrepreneur is a hero.”
Javier Milei (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I want to raise questions around stories of human commodification and histories of exploitation and wealth generation in the Global North. My work explores the enduring colonial legacies of enslaved black bodies, the industrial complex of natural resources extraction, land and the issue of looted artefacts centuries ago from specific countries.”
Ndidi Dike (born 1960) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Q&A with artist Ndidi Dike, South London Gallery, August 11, 2023.
“The UK, key to the Commonwealth –although we're unsure who the commoners in that wealth are– are also dealing with serious problems since it appears many Britons have their eyes open now to how complicit their government (and leading opposition are)”
Zukiswa Wanner (born 1976) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Why a South African writer turned down Germany's prestigious Goethe medal,6 April 2024
“Lord, I do not ask that Thou shouldst give me wealth; only show me where it is, and I will attend to the rest.”
Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856–1923) said by 1923 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So you can see wealth around you, but you can also not have much, so I was just obsessed with the idea.”
Jadesola Osiberu (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We only need to establish credibility, upholding originality, factual accuracy and good writing skills. This way, credibility and a strong social media presence is established, which is an incentive for leveraging digitisation in journalism to generate wealth”
Emmanuel K. Dogbevi first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: He spoke at the fourth edition of MTN Open Coffee forum, held at the Golden Bean Hotel in Kumasi on August 29, 2018
“The writers of the Indian philosophies will survive, when the British dominion in IndIa shall long have ceased to exist, and when the sources which it yielded of wealth and power are lost to remembrances.”
Warren Hastings (1732–1818) said by 1818 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Galav, Philosophy of Hinduism: universal science-religion: ([11 introduction [S.1.: s.n.], c1992. ISBN: 0964237709 p 19. quoted in Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and ti…
“He now attacked the fort of Bhim, where was a temple of the Hindus. He was victorious, and obtained much wealth, including about a hundred idols of gold and silver. One of the golden images, which weighed a million mishkals, the Sultan appropriated to the decoration of the Mosque of Ghazni, so that the ornaments of the doors were of gold instead of iron.”
Hamdallah Mustawfi (1281–1339) first seen 1030 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sultãn Mahmûd of Ghazni (AD 997-1030) Nagarkot Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) . Hamdu’llah bin ‘Abu Bakr bin Hamd bin Nasr Mustaufi : Tarikh-i-Guzida, in Elliot and Dowson, Vol. III : Elliot and Dowson, History of India as t…
“Our father didn’t amass wealth.”
Samia Nkrumah (born 1960) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: NAPO saga: Peduase Lodge could've been our house but my father gave it to the state – Samia Nkrumah eulogises Kwame Nkrumah modernghana.com ( july12,2024 )
“The migration phenomenon presents the Church both at departure and arrival with challenges and opportunities. The challenge is in offering in the name of Christ respect, welcome, assistance and protection to the new comer. Opportunity lies in human and Christian wealth which the new comer brings along and in the possibility of evangelizing the new comer.”
Giovanni Cheli (1918–2013) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: His Excellency, Most Rev. Giovanni CHELI , Titular Archbishop of Santa Giusta and President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples (1997) Press Office of the Holy See
“Preserve this cultural wealth so that it will not be gradually eradicated by modern culture.”
Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara (1934–2025) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tribal Mass ’preserves Church’s cultural wealth’ (17 June 2010) Union of Asian Catholic News
“There’s a wealth of stuff out there and I will read it all. I am never, ever going to understand quantum mechanics, no matter how hard or how many times people try to explain it to me. There’s 0.0001 per cent of the population on the planet who have the brainpower to understand that.”
Cillian Murphy (born 1976) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cillian Murphy Is in a Field of His Own" in Esquire (2 February 2022)
“Among the first groups of beings with whom men must have made contracts were the spirits of the dead and the gods. They in fact are the real owners of the world's wealth. With them it was particularly necessary to exchange and particularly dangerous not to; but, on the other hand, with them exchange was easiest and safest.”
Marcel Mauss (1872–1950) said by 1950 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Despite its huge wealth, vast oil reserves, and love of high-tech American ornaments, nothing really works in Saudi Arabia.”
Terry Hayes (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Everything we possess and have here, which we consider to be wealth, is not valuable because everything can be lost overnight and that it has its value and meaning for us only when there is true God's peace.”
Volodymyr Firman (born 1976) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: I ask for prayer that I may be a good minister to all of you”: Bishop Volodymyr Firman (27 August 2023) Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
“I have gone through four stages of happiness in life and finally I understand the meaning of happiness. The first stage is to accumulate wealth and means.”
Femi Otedola (born 1962) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: hour of happiness. January 05 2023, The Guardian Newspaper.
“My only wealth is philosophy. My only pride is wisdom.”
Þórbergur Þórðarson (1888–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source