Philosopher On Wealth Mugs

"When I lost my sense of humor, I lost my sense of compassion, which is how I got where I am today."

'Whoever said 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' never had a room full of angry shareholders.'

'The prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I think that luck is always right.'

'I don't know if money grows on trees, son. I know it doesn't grow in fields.'

"Gas. Regular. Premium. Super. You don’t want to know."

Economic Outlook Conference - 'Remember the seating is optimist, pessimist, optimist,...'

'It's crunch time, Caldwell. That's the time between when you're born, and when you make your first million.'

Flat tax - equal burden?

US dollar perched on fragile house of cards.

Stockbroker and Psychotherapist: Money won't make you happy and therapy won't make you rich.

'. . .actually I'm not a real Guru, I was forced up here originally by the property prices.'

Money god

"I was a stockbroker first, but when I realized how much time I spent praying, I figured, what the heck?"

"Yes, I am interested in taking a fresh look at my holdings."

'We need people who dream the impossible dreams - like pensions and health care.'

"Money is life's report card."

Economic Downturns

'We were in the right place at the right time but, unfortunately, we were in the wrong time zone.'

'I got a big refund on my income tax.'

Accountant Manqué

"Lucky for you, you died during a bear market."

"Stocks edged lower on the news there's more to life than the accumulation of material things..."

"The problem with capitalism is the unequal sharing of wealth. The problem with socialism is the equal sharing of wealth..."

'You can't fire me! I'm too big to fail!'

'If congress regulates obscene bonuses, isn't that a violation of the first amendment?'

'I think you need to reboot your fiscal compass.'

World Economics

"No, I don't believe youth is wasted on the young. I believe money is."

You would have to work decades to make what many CEO's do in an hour.

'We do spend a lot and tax a lot, but it's the price you pay for living in a money-based economy.'

'Some think we economic forecasters speak a lot of Mumbo Jumbo'

"The red bars represent the obscene numbers this quarter. The black bars are censoring those red bars."

"I hope you love me for my money, not for who I am."

'They're just a few bored students with some vague ideology. They'll be gone and forgotten in no time.'