While many ethnic and religious groups are mainly focused on the afterlife and downplaying this world, Jews view wealth and success as a blessing and gift from God.

What a wise man knows, therefore, is how to construct a pattern that, given the human situation, is likely to lead to a good life.

The Tanakh teaches that, “The diligent will rule, while the lazy will be put to forced labor”. Most Jews work for themselves and hire employees instead of being employees.

Jews believe that people are creators, not consumers. The role of humans is to improve and perfect God's creations through work, creation, and innovation.

It has become a cultural norm in Jewish families for parents to bring up their children to value wealth.

Jews highly value having an abundance of money for the sake of caring for their families and for helping the needy.

Jews have been the most successful and productive nation in history.

The Talmud says that “blessed is He who has created all these to serve me.” German politician Julius Streicher said, “It is an open secret that Jews do not work, but rather let others work for them.

Happiness does not result from pleasure, but rather, from reaching one's goals.

Jewish families encourage pursuit of wealth accumulation, high-income careers, and investing.

No other ethnic group has even come close to matching the abilities and accomplishments of Jews.

An angel kissed my strings, while I slept last night. And her rhythm broke my hunger. And I died a little less.

The fault dear Brutus is not in our stars But in ourselves that we are underlings.

Every one minute you spend in planning will save you at least three minutes in execution.

When a tree, a natural product, is felled, is society put into possession of no greater produce than that of the mere labour of the woodman?

It's a terrible and tragic and counterproductive policy to avoid communicating with people who disagree with us.

My patriotism and my conscience required me to support it and to engage in the debate over whether and how to fight it.

Darkness is dawn not yet born.

Better to be furious at one thing, become radiant with purpose. Better to love links and rhythms than all-embracing answers.

I don't generally watch the movie [ The House Of The Devil ]. It's sort of like hearing your voice on tape.

But the one thing that I did do was establish myself as a good actor.