A pessimist looks at his glass and says it is half empty; an optimist looks at it and says it is half full.

Banking was conceived in iniquity and born in sin.

The modern banking system manufactures money out of nothing. The process is perhaps the most astounding piece of sleight-of-hand that was ever invented.

The modern banking system manufactures money out of nothing.

It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.

The government are very keen on amassing statistics. They collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare wonderful diagrams. But you must never forget that every one of these figures comes in the first instance from the village watchman, who just puts down what he damn pleases.

A pessimist looks at his glass and says it is half empty; an optimist looks at it and says it is half full.