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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To give money to a woman – and here I must speak as a man – is to deny her special quality, her irreplaceability, and reduce her unique amiability to a commodity. Money takes away her name, while transforming her lover into a nameless customer of a market of appetites. – James Buchan

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Money
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Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice. – James Buchan

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Poetry
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I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that theyre wrong. And not just admitting it also realizing it. Most lawyers are very successful, and they think that because theyre making money and people think well of them, they must be doing everything right. – Alan Dershowitz

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Money

I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. – Mark Twain

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Money

The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket. – Frank Hubbard

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Money

Id asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the right question, Well, what do you love most? Thats how I started painting money. – Andy Warhol

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Money

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