On a biological level, the brain registers money as something valuable - even a dollar bill which has no intrinsic value, it's just paper.

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

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.

It is important to understand that the most important currency is social debt. Doing things for others. In order to get, you have to give.

Persistence. Change doesn't happen overnight. You have to stay with it. Rosa Parks helped start the Civil Rights movement in earnest in 1955. Then it was nearly a decade until the Civil Rights Act was passed.

On a biological level, the brain registers money as something valuable - even a dollar bill which has no intrinsic value, it's just paper.

It's a Wonderful Life. This film illustrates that if you treat your customers with respect, they will recognize you and even help when you're most in need.