Quotes tagged ‘Billionaires’

“In many ways, what Ms. Scott is doing is simple: She has said that she has way too much money, and she’s giving it to groups that can help people with way too little. In other ways her giving has always been transformative.”

— Nicholas Kulish , David Gelles, nytimes.com

“What exactly is in the Gates' separation contract is not known and likely never will be.”

— Jeanne Sahadi, cnn.com

“Then the pandemic happened, and what did we find? Tens of thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers, seeking unemployment but unable to get any benefits because their employers never paid into the state fund.”

— Eddie Kim, melmagazine.com

“In the year 2019 the United States and the rest of the world face two very different political paths. On one hand, there is a growing movement towards oligarchy and authoritarianism in which a small number of incredibly wealthy and powerful billionaires own and control a significant part of the econ…”

— Bernie Sanders, vox.com

“When we talk about oligarchy, let us be clear about what we mean. Right now, in the United States of America, three families control more wealth than the bottom half of our country, some 160 million Americans. The top 1% own more wealth than the bottom 92% and 49% of all new income generated today g…”

— Bernie Sanders, vox.com

“i kind of don't give a shit about the semantics re: calling kylie jenner a "self-made" billionaire. i kind of care more than she's a billionaire and could be making a lip kit shade called "solving the flint water crisis" but isn't.”

— Kendra Syrdal, twitter.com

“While we were playing on our phones and apps, our democratic institutions seem to have been upended by frat-boy billionaires from California.”

— Canadian Member of Parliament, Noam Cohen, wired.com

“Forbes values her company, which has since added other cosmetics like eye shadow and concealer, at nearly $800 million. Jenner owns 100% of it.”

— Natalie Robehmed, forbes.com

“You know, being a billionaire I never get to talk about this with anyone 'cause who's gonna give a shit? But being a billionaire, when you walk into a room, it's like being a woman with a perfect set of tits.”

— Andrew Ross Sorkin, Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Bobby "Axe" Axelrod, Damian Lewis, imdb.com

“Sometimes I think, like, let's just run away from Hollywood and adopt a son, and do my own thing. But then I realize, you know what? I want to make at least another billion dollars before I adopt children so I can just focus on them. Like, just move to an island and give them everything.”

— Tila Tequila, tvguide.com

“Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.”

— Warren Buffett, books.google.com