Jean de la Bruyere Quotes

They who prosper take on airs of vanity.

All a man has is pride. Sometimes you have it so much it is a sin. We have all done things for pride that we knew were impossible. We didn't care. But a man must implement his pride with intelligence and care.

Wealth is commonplace but wisdom is rare. I beg you to remember that wealth without wisdom can often end in disaster.

When you start believing you're something special, then you're not going to be striving to move forward.

He that is rich is wise.

If you're planning only to make money and nothing else, you'll be broke.

I made my first million pounds at the age of 26. As a little girl, I said I would retire when I had made my first million. The reality was different. When I did make it, I wanted to make another million, and another, and another after that.

The minute I get a big head and start acting like the big man on campus, it's all downhill from there.

Often times, the more power and prestige a person achieves, the more arrogant a person can become.

Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.

I said I was 'The Greatest,' I never said I was the smartest!

Lord Birkenhead is very clever but sometimes his brains go to his head.

Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.

I've become very successful over the years. I think I own among the greatest properties in the world.

Am I foolish and insignificant or am I great? I gave all the individuals in the world cause to kneel down in front of me.

I would just say that nobody could do what I do unless you had a big ego. It's the only way you can really put it. You have to be arrogant enough to challenge the arrogance of the human race.

Money and fame made me believe I was entitled. I was wrong and foolish.

[Douglas] MacArthur is the type of man who thinks that when he gets to heaven, God will step down from the great white throne and bow him into His vacated seat.

It all goes completely to your head.

I have always resented the way the other sultans and emirs of my time have become too caught up in glory, pride and wealth

What I say is, 'If you're so rich, how come you're so dumb?'

It's the height of folly to want to be the only wise one.

I'm the best. I should win everything.

I'd never want to get too big for my boots.

It's very hard to argue with someone who thinks he is God because he makes a lot of money.