Money talks

“For me it’s not about buying things, it’s being able to wake up and not worry about money.”

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India Amarteifio (pictured) on the value of money, quoted in The Sunday Times

“Finance: the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.” Robert W. Sarnoff, CEO of former US electronics giant Radio Corporation of America, quoted in Forbes

“Just don’t say it. Economists need to engage brain.” Simon French of Panmure Gordon after Huw Pill, chief economist of the Bank of England, told Britons to get used to becoming poorer, quoted in The Mail on Sunday

“The King is not heartless or reckless, but if the family members are not part of the core family and not working for the Crown, it is fair for them to house themselves and fund themselves.”

A senior royal source on King Charles’s plan to slim down the monarchy, quoted in The Times

“It is somewhat perverse that, on the day we left the single market, a decision was made to make the UK the least attractive shopping destination in Europe.” Burberry’s chairman Gerry Murphy on the removal of VAT refunds on foreign tourists’ shopping, quoted in The Mail on Sunday

“Any calls you get on Sunday, you’re going to make money. Those rare calls are the best since they are inevitably from seriously distressed sellers.” Warren Buffett, quoted on Twitter

“Rich people invest early — before a company launches its first product and before a building is built. Everyone else comes along later once a lot of the value has been created.” Economist Dror Poleg, on Abnormal Returns