Andrew

“It's more difficult, you know, to bring about positive change than it is to make money. It's much easier to make money, because it's a much easier way to measure success — the bottom line. When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways, very difficult to even have a proper criterion of success. So, it's a difficult task. Why not use an entrepreneurial, rather than a bureaucratic, approach. As long as people genuinely care for the people they're trying to help, they can actually do a lot of good.”
― George Soros

“Perhaps you were too idealistic.
I admit it. But I don't believe I overestimate the importance of ideals. Only when people believe in something can they move the world. The
trouble is that people simply don't believe in open society as a goal worth fighting for.”
― George Soros, Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve

“Any man who must say 'I am king' is no true king at all.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords 2: Blood and Gold

“The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.”
― John D. Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller on Making Money: Advice and Words of Wisdom on Building and Sharing Wealth