Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think they're fine fellows and don't need to explain themselves.
Large sums were paid for the use of money, because the available amount of gold and silver was far less than was needed to carry on the commercial transactions of the times.
What we need is more money back in the hands of Americans of any economic standing and so raising taxes right now doesn't make sense.
I actually ended up in fashion as opposed to sport because I needed the money. And it turned out that it tapped all my skills.
I think that 'Halo' is a hard property because they don't need to make a film. They make far more money out of the games so why risk?
My father was brought up in a theatrical background, just as I was, and his father instilled in him the need to do everything properly and take responsibility for money.
I never deviated from my grim determination to someday have all the money I needed and wanted.
We need a complete ban on soft money, which is sort of an enveloping problem, and a ceiling on the amount of money that can be spent on a given race.
We need to take a leaf out of nature's book. Any species that clones itself will eventually be attacked by a parasite, leading to an inevitable population crash.
The animal kingdom is destined by nature to serve, and that service is fulfilled in alleviating the temporal and physical needs of man; the animal spirit or soul is limited by time - it dies with the body.
There is an urgent need for a radical revision of our current concepts of the nature of consciousness and its relationship to matter and the brain.
The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability.
The United States has the burden to lead for peace. And not just peace - we need peace with justice, a much harder goal.
Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.
The only thing that white people have that black people need, or should want, is power-and no one holds power forever.
We need wealthy dogs off the seats of power. They're taking us back to feudalism and I really don't want that. But I'm very far from being a socialist.
The insatiable need for heartless power and ruthless control is the telltale sign of an uninitiated man - the most irresponsible, incompetent and destructive force on earth.
Since governmental quotas expand bureaucratic power, provoke a backlash and are unfair to individuals, we need to find a better way to increase minority opportunities.
Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is, you need to talk with children, to teachers, and make sure they get poetry in the curriculum early.
I'm definitely one of those chicks who want to be in a relationship. I need somebody who can make me laugh and entertain me.
I'm probably a bit romantic about it, but I think we humans miss having contact with fire. We need it.
