Buying Power Quotes

“The price you will offer yourself to the world, is how much they will buy you.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“I suppose I’ve come a long way
from: being drunk enough to drive;
tired enough to replace sleep with
pills; irresponsible enough with
money to steal for it; and dumb enough
to ruin perfectly normal relationships;
but smart enough to know the difference—
that every lifestyle change is just
a new prison”
― Volatalistic Phil, White Wedding Lies, and Discontent: An American Love Story

“...and in fifteen minutes I knew
enough about De Vries's sporting exploits to land him with Hell's own fine — which I did, on my return to Fort Lamy. I don't think this bothered him much: there are people who are always ready to pay the necessary price for satisfying the intimate urges of their soul, as you must know. Father.”
― Romain Gary, The Roots of Heaven

“In his Gettysburg Address in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln spoke about “a government of the people, by the people, for the people.” Well, today, we have a government of the billionaire class, by the billionaire class, for the billionaire class.”
― Bernie Sanders