“I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars, there’s a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that. But once you get much beyond that, I have to tell you, it’s the same hamburger.” —Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, on why becoming a billionaire is overrated
“If millennials don’t buy a home, their chances of actually having any wealth in this country are little to none. The average homeowner to this day is 38 times wealthier than a renter.” —David Bach, author of “The Automatic Millionaire“
“We don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services.” —Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook
“The best investment you will ever make is in yourself.” —Grant Cardone, entrepreneur and author of “Be Obsessed or Be Average“
“It’s pretty easy to get well-to-do slowly. But it’s not easy to get rich quick.” —Warren Buffett, investor and founder of Berkshire Hathaway
On the secret to success:
“The people who care less about what other people think about them tend to have a better life. It’s just liberating.” —Gary Vaynerchuk, founder and CEO of VaynerMedia
“Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.” —Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and Space-X
On ditching a traditional lifestyle and living entirely out of Airbnbs:
“I really like to focus on my own creativity. I like the freedom in not having that many things and not having a real place to live, a real address, because I think it makes me feel more creative.” —James Altucher, entrepreneur, investor and writer
On building a business with a small budget:
“I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.” —Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon
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