Quote by James Buchan
Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themsel

Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think theyre fine fellows and dont need to explain themselves. – James Buchan

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Even before he came to power in 1997, Gordon Brown promised to change the accounts to parliament from simple litanies of cash in and cash out, to a more commercial system that took notice of the public property the departments were using. This system is known as resource accounting. – James Buchan

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Change
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The truth is, of course, that history is not completed in modern commerce any more than philosophy is perfected in political economy. In other words, there is nothing timeless or God-given about filling stations and penicillin and plastic bags. – James Buchan

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History
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If good history is dispassionate history, it must naturally wait until the passions of the period subside. – James Buchan

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History
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Money
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My Vegas act is how I make my money. – Rita Rudner

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Money

Ive had people ask me in interviews what its like to have money, but thats not how it is. I have a middle-class life. I have a room in London but not a house, nor a BMW. – Beth Ditto

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Money

I want to sit with 80- and 90-year-old people more than anyone. They have played this game before. Not one of them has told me, I wish I had more money. – Gary Vaynerchuk

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Money

What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief. – Sitting Bull

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Money

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funny

Money is flat and meant to be piled up. – Scottish Proverb

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For those uneasy with the world, solitude is the only guarantee of confidence. – Terri Guillemets

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