"I believe - though I may be wrong, because I'm no expert - that this war is about what most wars are about: hegemony, money, power and oil"

"Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!"

"Prestige is the shadow of money and power"

"A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it"

"Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers"

"You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money"

"Power wears out those who don't have it"

"There is no power on earth more formidable than the truth"

"Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely"

"Given the choice, children who don't want for anything will not save... We have an obligation as parents to give our children what they need. What they want we can give them as a special gift, or they can save their money for it"

"Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles"