wealthy

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5edd0cd	In much of the rest of the world, rich people live in gated communities and drink bottled water. That's increasingly the case in Los Angeles where I come from. So that wealthy people in much of the world are insulated from the consequences of their actions.	foresight wealthy environment civilization realization rich isolation consequences insight	Jared Diamond
b2d79ce	People who advocate simplicity have money in the bank; the money came first, not the simplicity.	wealth rich-man money-quotes rich-and-poor wealthy rich-people simple simplicity rich	Douglas Coupland
55c3c4a	In Europe the rich are refined enough to act as if they're not wealthy. That is how civilized people behave. If you ask me, being cultured and civilized is not about everyone being free and equal; it's about everyone being refined enough to act as if they were. Then no one has to feel guilty.	equality refinement wealthy rich culture guilt	Orhan Pamuk
dbd8207	Miranda nods, because she knows that to be true: noble people don't do things for the money, they simply have money, and that's what allows they to be noble. They don't really have to think about it much; they sprout benevolent acts the way trees sprout leaves.	wealth charitable-acts wealthy charity nobility	Margaret Atwood
ca0f6c6	Were you and Hope the only ones at that school to have normal names? What was with those people--Buffy, Kiki, Dede, Muffin?' 'Well, dear, they'd already used up the good names for the dogs,' Faith countered archly, and turned off the light.	names wealthy nicknames	Katherine Hall Page

5edd0cd

In much of the rest of the world, rich people live in gated communities and drink bottled water. That's increasingly the case in Los Angeles where I come from. So that wealthy people in much of the world are insulated from the consequences of their actions.

foresight wealthy environment civilization realization rich isolation consequences insight

Jared Diamond

b2d79ce

People who advocate simplicity have money in the bank; the money came first, not the simplicity.

wealth rich-man money-quotes rich-and-poor wealthy rich-people simple simplicity rich

Douglas Coupland

55c3c4a

In Europe the rich are refined enough to act as if they're not wealthy. That is how civilized people behave. If you ask me, being cultured and civilized is not about everyone being free and equal; it's about everyone being refined enough to act as if they were. Then no one has to feel guilty.

equality refinement wealthy rich culture guilt

Orhan Pamuk

dbd8207

Miranda nods, because she knows that to be true: noble people don't do things for the money, they simply have money, and that's what allows they to be noble. They don't really have to think about it much; they sprout benevolent acts the way trees sprout leaves.

wealth charitable-acts wealthy charity nobility

Margaret Atwood

ca0f6c6

Were you and Hope the only ones at that school to have normal names? What was with those people--Buffy, Kiki, Dede, Muffin?' 'Well, dear, they'd already used up the good names for the dogs,' Faith countered archly, and turned off the light.

names wealthy nicknames

Katherine Hall Page