Every swindle is driven by a desire for easy money; it's the one thing the swindler and the swindled have in common.
Mitchell Zuckoff
No Ponzi schemer tells anyone exactly how it works. The purpose of a Ponzi scheme is to trick people, to take the money and run.
My favorite pre-Ponzi schemer was known as '520 Percent Miller' because he promised 10 percent returns a week, or 520 percent a year. Of... →
I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It's not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space.
Peter Zumthor
I can't be bought with money. If someone calls me and asks me to work for them for three or four years, and they'll pay me well to build... →
They're making a ton of money, and no one is getting a nickel.
Ruben Blades
So I went to Miami in '74 with my family and while I was there it became obvious that we needed money and we needed to do something, because my... →
I'm OK: I don't need money.
Manolo Blahnik
Money is always on its way somewhere. What you do with it while it is in your keeping and the direction you send it in say much about you. Your... →
Gary Ryan Blair
Want of money and the distress of a thief can never be alleged as the cause of his thieving, for many honest people endure greater hardships with... →
William Blake