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"An Indian's wealth Is determined by what they lose And not by what they save."
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"People do not become world's richest men by praying but by time conversion into products."

"Tyson- "Cash? Like...green paper?"Percy- "Yeah."Tyson- "Like the kind in duffel bags?"Percy-"Yeah, but we lost those bags days a-g-g--." "Tyson! How did you--"Tyson- "Thought it was a feed bag for Rainbow. Found it floating in sea, but only paper inside. Sorry."

"Love makes you the richest person in the world, no matter how poor you are."

"When possession of wealth or splendors brings happiness- it is an illusion, when attainment of certain mental state brings happiness- it is a real possession."

"Fifty year old wealthy man resents twenty five year old middle class man, without recalling that 25 years back even he was a poor man."

"The richest people in the world build networks and invest in people, everyone else looks for work and invests in survival."
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"Teenagers read millions of books every year. They read for entertainment and for education. They read because of school assignments and pop culture fads."


"I learned how to stop crying.I learned how to hide inside of myself.I learned how to be somebody else.I learned how to be cold and numb."


"So I guess you were hopelessly romantic and easily distracted, a B-plus mother, certainly good enough to get into Matriarchal State University but not quite good enough for St. Mary's College of the Blessed Womb Warriors."


"Gay people were seen as magical, too. I mean, like in many cultures, men were viewed as warriors and women were viewed as caregivers. But gay people, being both male and female, were seen as both warriors and caregivers. Gay people could do anything. They were like Swiss Army knives!"


"Everybody prayed, everybody lied about it. Even atheists prayed on airplanes and bingo nights."


"Son," Mr. P said. "You're going to find more and more hope the farther and farther you walk away from this sad, sad, sad reservation."


"He was going to punish me now. He couldn't beat me up with his old man fists, but he could hurt me with his old man words."
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