Rothschild Quotes - Page 2

• So powerfully does fortune appear to sway the destinies of men, putting a silver spoon into one man's mouth, and a wooden one into another's, that some of the most sagacious of men, as Cardinal Mazarin and Rothschild, seem to have been inclined to regard luck as the first element of worldly success; experience, sagacity, energy, and enterprise as nothing, if linked to an unlucky star.

  William Mathews

  Stars, Destiny, Men

  William Mathews (1874). “Getting on in the World: Or, Hints on Success in Life”, p.23, Belford Bros.

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• The Goldschmidts had joined forces with other Rothschild cousins, the Bischoffsheims, to form a banking partnership which financed the North in the American Civil War.

  David Icke

  Cousin, War, Banking

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• American banks may have been unable to supply adequate loans, but the Rothschild consortium in Britain was both able and willing. It was during this time that the Rothschilds were consolidating their new industrial holdings in the United States through their agent, August Belmont. Derek Wilson tells us: "They owned or had major shareholdings in Central American ironworks, North American canal construction companies, and a multiplicity of other concerns. They became the major importers of bullion from the newly discovered goldfields".

  G. Edward Griffin

  War, August, United States

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• You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the eternal God, I will rout you out.

  Andrew Jackson

  Nwo, Presidential, Vipers

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• I'm more influenced by people's attitudes and spirits than by their particular style. Whether it's Elsie de Wolfe or Pauline de Rothschild, I always admire women who had a vision and stuck to it. Because ultimately, the way you live has to be a reflection of you.

  Charlotte Moss

  Attitude, Reflection, People

  "Women in Design: Charlotte Moss". Interview with Mitchell Owens, www.elledecor.com. October 18, 2010.

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• I paint as if I were Rothschild.

  Paul Cezanne

  Artist, Paint, Ifs

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• Why should not Africa give to the world its Black Rockefeller, Rothschild and Henry Ford? Now is the opportunity. Now is the chance for every Negro to make every effort toward a commercial, industrial standard that will make us comparable with the successful business men of other races.

  Marcus Garvey

  Successful, Opportunity, Men

  Marcus Garvey, Amy Jacques Garvey (1923). “The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans”, The Majority Press

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• Lord Rothschild had access to all manner of leaders and experts. He was responsible only to the Prime Minister and answerable to neither the electorate nor the civil service chiefs.

  Derek Wilson

  Leader, Experts, World

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• A la Rothschild, a style I define as many good things used irreverently.

  Robert Denning

  Style, Good Things, Used

  "Manhattan Grand Luxe — Richly Appointed Rooms For Collectors" by Aileen Mehle in Architectural Digest, v. 51 #9, pp. 126-176, September 1994.

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• An exception was made with respect to me, because of my victory over Marshall. Some of the masters objected to my entry ... one of them was Dr. Bernstein. I had the good fortune to play him in the first round., and beat him in such fashion as to obtain the Rothschild prize for the most brilliant game ... a profound feeling of respect for my ability remained throughout the rest of the contest.

  Jose Raul Capablanca

  Fashion, Games, Play

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