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“Temperance is to me the most important virtue because it is the one most tested by modern culture. Capitalism is fueled by our lack of self-control, our obsession with status and consumption. And not just in the obvious sense of super-sized fries and luxury handbags. Western society encourages indulgence not only in spending but also in emotional outbursts, in victimizing, and victimhood. Temperance is the resistance—or at least the management—of all our indulgences.”
― Scott Galloway, The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security

“Mike Bloomberg once said, “I have always had a policy: If it’s a friend and they get a promotion, I don’t bother to call them; I’ll see them sometime and make a joke about it. If they get fired, I want to go out to dinner with them that night. And I want to do it in a public place where everybody can see me. Because I remember when I got fired from Salomon Brothers—I can tell you every single person that called me. That meant something. When I was made a partner? I have no recollection of that whatsoever.” My friend Todd Benson puts it this way: “Show up when it matters, when it means something. Never miss a funeral. Attend every wedding.”
― Scott Galloway, The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security

“Two thousand years ago, Seneca wrote: “Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those who you are capable of improving. The process is a mutual one: men learn as they teach.”
― Scott Galloway, The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security

“Anything or anybody who is living rent-free in your head is squatting. That energy and bandwidth could be better invested elsewhere”
― Scott Galloway, The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security