Quote by John Green

One of the Great Rules of Economics According to John GreenIf you are rich, you have to be an idiot not to stay rich. And if you are poor, you have to be really smart to get rich.

One of the Great Rules of Economics According to John GreenI

Summary

This quote by John Green highlights the unequal distribution of wealth and the difficulty of upward mobility in economic systems. It suggests that wealth tends to perpetuate itself, with those who are already rich having an advantage in maintaining their wealth. On the other hand, it implies that individuals who start off poor face significant obstacles to accumulate wealth, thus requiring exceptional intelligence or strategic abilities to overcome those challenges and achieve financial prosperity. It underscores the complexity and inherent biases within economic systems, emphasizing the importance of intelligence and resourcefulness for social mobility.

Topics

Economics Poor Rules Rich

By John Green

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Who would you want to be giving you advice? Somebody who doe

Who would you want to be giving you advice? Somebody who doesn't have any money?

Hunger is never delicate; they who are seldom gorged to the

Hunger is never delicate; they who are seldom gorged to the full with praise may be safely fed with gross compliments, for the appetite must be satisfied before it is disgusted.

Praise

I always just wanted to be funny. I never really planned to

I always just wanted to be funny. I never really planned to be scary.

Funny

It has always seemed strange to me...The things we admire in

It has always seemed strange to me...The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.

John Steinbeck, Cannery Row

So Bush certainly wasn't the greatest, and Obama has not don

So Bush certainly wasn't the greatest, and Obama has not done the job. And he's created a lot of disincentive. He's created a lot of great dissatisfaction. Regulations and regulatory is going through the roof. It's almost impossible to get anything done in the country.

Great

I'm not really easy to live with! There needs to be unlimite

I'm not really easy to live with! There needs to be unlimited patience and unconditional love. Men I've known before loved my independent spirit and were proud of my success, to the point that they'd become jealous of the time I devote to my career.

Patience

I did send a girl a plane ticket asking her for a visit, I g

I did send a girl a plane ticket asking her for a visit, I guess that's quite romantic.

Romantic

Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Fl

Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. It would make sense that the poetry would reflect some of those same values, some of the same techniques.

Famous

I'm world famous, everywhere I go there are people who love

I'm world famous, everywhere I go there are people who love me because of I've been able to bring them some joy from the movies I've made.

Famous

We live in a funny time. If you don't go corporate, you can'

We live in a funny time. If you don't go corporate, you can't compete. You're relegated as irrelevant. People used to admire that.

Funny

To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the

To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement.

George W. Truett

God

I do not want to drive across a bridge designed by an engine

I do not want to drive across a bridge designed by an engineer who believed the numbers in structural stress models are relative truths.

Truth Gospel Relativism