We've had some wonderfully entertaining guests on The Motley Fool Radio Show over the years. In celebration of our 10th anniversary, our crack radio staff has assembled 10 notable quotes that we know you'll find interesting. Enjoy.
Sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer
If a relationship is a good one, then even if there are some worries about money, it should actually lead to intimacy: to hugging and kissing, and to say to each other, "Look, I'm here for you. I'm here for you not only when you can buy me diamonds and champagne but I'm here for you also when there is some trouble."
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban
You know, it may be more difficult to go out and raise venture capital now but I actually think that's a good thing. Sweat equity has created far more billion-dollar companies than venture capital has. The fact is, you can't take the easy way out; you really have to work hard at creating a business. I think it means more businesses can be started and more businesses will come to fruition and do well.
Boxer/preacher George Foreman
Lyndon Johnson started this anti-poverty program to give high school dropouts in the inner city a second chance at an education. I took it, and I got a chance to learn to read, write, and even have three meals per day and a Job Corps program. That changed my life more than anything.
eBay CEO Meg Whitman
On the success of eBay vs. other Internet companies: eBay as we know it today could not exist without this revolutionary new medium (Internet), and many other businesses were simply taking what you could do offline and doing it online.
Country singer Loretta Lynn
On the early part of her career: It was very hard. My husband got a job at a filling station making a $1.10 an hour. The Grand Ole Opry was good enough to let me on the Opry every Saturday night, and I made $17. And if I did the second song I got three more dollars. Boy, did that come in handy.
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood host Fred Rogers
On corporate corruption: What do you think it is that drives people to want far more than they could ever use or need? I frankly think it's insecurity. How do we let the world know that the trappings of this life are not the things that are ultimately important for being accepted? That's what I've tried to do all through the years with the Neighborhood.
Actor/economist Ben Stein
I have to worry very, very much about my investments because I have to have enough so that when I am too old to work I can live off my investments. That's the key problem facing all of America today.
Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne
I cannot stand the CEOs in today's public who blame things on, you know, "Saddam Hussein ate my homework," SARS, or GAAP accounting. Look at all the nonsense that's gone on about GAAP accounting. "Well, you know, it looks like we lost a billion dollars, but if you move these numbers around..." I mean, I just can't stand that. You're the CEO, it's always your responsibility.
Former NBA star Charles Barkley
My first agent was a crook and he stole all my money. That probably was the turning point for me financially. After four years I was dead broke. I didn't have any money. I hadn't paid any taxes. I was getting $10,000 a month to live on, to have fun with, and he (the agent) said, "I'm investing the rest."
Famous dad Bill Gates, Sr.
On the estate tax: We just feel like it is not a healthy thing for our country to have a huge amount of inherited wealth in the hands of a small number of people. It seems like a very just and appropriate point in time to, in effect, reimburse the government for the benefits of living in this country and enjoying all the wonders that are provided by a country such as ours.
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