Just the idea of making money can increase your skin conductancy, meaning there's a current of excitement.

Just the idea of making money can increase your skin conductancy, meaning there's a current of excitement.

Money is really like blood. You need it to live but it isn't the point of life.

In some cultures, when you give someone a gift, it's expected that they will pass it on. This seems like a peculiar practice in the West, but in many other societies, a gift has a spirit. If you try to possess the gift, you remove its spirit as a gift.

The New Testament states that man cannot serve two masters. He must choose one -God, and not the other - money. For what man chooses will reveal his heart.

After Hurricane Katrina, I wanted to go back to New Orleans to help musicians return to the city. But Andrew Young advised me, "If you want to help people, go work at an investment bank." His contrarian advice opened my eyes to the importance of capital. "Learn how to make some money before you give it away." I learned that you can bring about good in the world especially if you have a paycheck.

People have tried to control other people by trapping them with debt. A loan can become a harmful and dangerous weapon.