Bill Bonner > Quotes

“Neither limits nor adversity are what ruin men. Under pressure, they handle themselves pretty well. It’s the lack of limits they can’t handle. That’s when they run amok. So, if you really want to see what a man is made of let him think he can get away with something.”
― Bill Bonner

“If there is one thing that marks families with money over the long term it is this: delayed gratification.”
― Bill Bonner, Family Fortunes: How to Build Family Wealth and Hold on to It for 100 Years

“Money does what it’s told. A business has a mind of its own. Money is fickle and runs around. A business is steadfast and loyal. Money is easy come, easy go. A business drags its feet in coming and digs in its”
― Bill Bonner, Family Fortunes: How to Build Family Wealth and Hold on to It for 100 Years

“Ostentation is roughly the divide between old and new money.”
― Bill Bonner, Family Fortunes: How to Build Family Wealth and Hold on to It for 100 Years

“the real wealth of a family is not financial. The primary assets are the family members and their unique talents, knowledge, and experience.”
― Bill Bonner, Family Fortunes: How to Build Family Wealth and Hold on to It for 100 Years

“Expenses rise to meet the”
― Bill Bonner, Family Fortunes: How to Build Family Wealth and Hold on to It for 100 Years

“So no matter how much you earn, you’ll have little left over at the end of the day. You won’t be the first to observe this phenomenon. You won’t be the last, either. But”
― Bill Bonner, Family Fortunes: How to Build Family Wealth and Hold on to It for 100 Years

“This why most successful families favor very long-term investments in very illiquid assets. Typically, this is a”
― Bill Bonner, Family Fortunes: How to Build Family Wealth and Hold on to It for 100 Years