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"If you don’t have [nice things], they can mean a great deal to you. When you do have them, they mean nothing. To me, the unhappiest people in the world are th
by resource0x 4y ago
"If you don’t have [nice things], they can mean a great deal to you. When you do have them, they mean nothing.
To me, the unhappiest people in the world are those in the watering places, the international watering places, the south coast of France and Newport and Palm Springs and Palm Beach. Going to parties every night, playing golf every afternoon, then bridge. Drinking too much, talking too much, thinking too little. Retired. No purpose.
I know there are those who would totally disagree and say, ‘If I could just be a millionaire, that would be the most wonderful thing. If I could just not have to work every day. If I could be out fishing or hunting or playing golf or traveling, that would be the most wonderful life in the world.’
They don’t know life. Because what makes life mean something is purpose. A goal. The battle. The struggle. Even if you don’t win it."
-- Richard Nixon
- whateverman23 4y agoSounds good, doesn't actually mean much. It's just an extended version of "money doesn't buy happiness". Money buys the ability to do whatever you want. It buys you the ability to take what would normally be big risks. It also buys you the ability to live a sad but otherwise comfortable life on a beach. Money bought the person you responded to the ability to travel the world and study math, instead of worrying about getting food on the table or taking care of family. Denying this is one of the most ignorant things people with money can do. It's the core of many problems in society, as it's directly related to the inability for many in power to empathize with people who are less fortunate.
- stochastimus 4y agoAgreed. Money buys choices, simple as. What you do with those choices, and how much meaning they bring to your life, is entirely up to you.
- TuringTest 4y agoOr, to put it another way, everyone has choices, but the choices of the poor are all bad.
- ChatGTP 4y agoHe’s not saying it’s good to be poor, he’s saying it’s not good to be stupidly rich.
- danjoredd 4y agoI think a better way of putting it is "Money alone doesn't buy happiness." You can be happy with or without money, sure, but it absolutely helps. Either too much or too little of it can negatively affect your life satisfaction
- SoftTalker 4y agoMoney doesn’t buy happiness, but for the things it does buy, it has no substitute.