Capitalism has turned human beings into commodities. To the owner of a restaurant: the cook and a bag of potatoes are equally important.

*Customer service* is seldom about the customer; it is usually about the seller’s chances of making more money from that customer in future.

A writer’s primary goal is to make sense. The bookstore’s is to make cents.

To the family of a victim of a fatal accident, the deceased was at the wrong place at the wrong time. To the family of the morgue owner, the deceased was at the right place at the right time.

A rumor is usually a lie that the media can legally profit from.

Most employees don’t really want to be highly-paid; they just want to earn more than their peers, and, more importantly, more than their neighbours.

Those who say that money can’t buy one love make it sound as if love can buy one money.

Rich men use most of their money to get richer. Poor men use most of their money to look richer.

Success is subjective. Your dream bank balance could be someone else’s nightmare.