Ramsey Quotes

As I lay in my bed unable to sleep I challenged Him: Pull out another miracle. Send him back. You can do that. You're God. At that point in my grief, I envisioned how utterly fantastic it would be for others to see what a mighty and awesome God we serve. They could witness a modern-day miracle! I was convinced the only way for this to happen was for God to send Joseph back. It would be a win/win situation! Dozens would come to know Jesus - and - I'd have Joseph home in time for supper. ~ Shelley Ramsey

I think the lie we've told people in the marketplace is that a degree gets you a job. A degree doesn't get you a job. What gets you a job is the ability to carry yourself into that room and shake a hand and look someone in the eye and have people skills. These are the things that cause people to become successful. ~ Dave Ramsey

Change is painful. Few people have the courage to seek out change. Most people won't change until the pain of where they are exceeds the pain of change. ~ Dave Ramsey

By all means judge and react, but at some point afterwards be sure to reflect and switch sides. The next time you might be less quick to react. ~ Nina Joshi Ramsey

If you go to a party populated by the NPR crowd and you start talking about JonBenet Ramsey, people will look at you as if you had forgotten your pants. ~ Bill James

It is the ultimate wisdom of the mountains that a man is never more a man than when he is striving for what is beyond his grasp. ~ James Ramsey Ullman

The baron reminds me of someone, but I can't quite put my finger on who it is," Ramsey remarked.
"I swear my own father never talked to me the way Gillian's uncle just did."
"Your father died before you were old enough to know him."
"It was humiliating, damn it. He sure as certain wasn't what I expected. The way Gillian talked about him, I pictured a mild-mannered gentleman. She thinks he's ... gentle. Is the woman blind? How in God's name can she love such a crotchety old ... "
Ramsey's head snapped up, and he suddenly burst into laughter, breaking Brodick's train of thought. "It's you."
"What?"
"Morgan ... he reminds me of you. My God, Gillian married a man just like her uncle. Look at the baron and you'll see yourself in twenty years."
"Are you suggesting I'm going to become a belligerent, foul-tempered old man?"
"Hell, you're already belligerent and foul-tempered. No wonder she fell in love with you," he drawled ~ Julie Garwood

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved. HELEN KELLER ~ Dave Ramsey

He climbed through the vast stillness, alone...and yet somehow, he knew, no longer alone. For now his two fathers climbed with him. ~ James Ramsey Ullman

I will never be unemployed. ~ Dave Ramsey

We're not a democracy. It's a terrible misunderstandin g and a slander to the idea of democracy to call us that. In reality, we're a plutocracy: a government by the wealthy. ~ Ramsey Clark

The creature comforts we tend to rationalize as "business expenses I can write off." ~ Dave Ramsey

The bridge between failure and success is hope. THOMAS JEFFERSON ~ Dave Ramsey

Delegation requires the willingness to pay for short term failures in order to gain long term competency. ~ Dave Ramsey

What I have done is packaged the time-honored information into a process that is doable and has inspired millions to act on it. ~ Dave Ramsey

Despite countless prayers for Joseph to be safe, God said no. His plan remains a mystery. I have had to accept that mystery and trust Him in the dark. ~ Shelley Ramsey

More wealth doesn't fix your life. More wealth makes you more of what you already are. ~ Dave Ramsey

I personally don't even try to compare New York and L.A. To me, they are just way too different. ~ Laura Ramsey

If your life is bad because of an elected official, then you don't have a life. ~ Dave Ramsey

Wealth comes from hard work but not because of hard work. Wealth comes because of God. Everything is His. ~ Dave Ramsey

If you keep doing the same things, you will keep getting the same results. You are where you are now financially as a sum total of the decisions you've made to this point. ~ Dave Ramsey

We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like. ~ Dave Ramsey

You can get anywhere if you simply go one step at a time. ~ Dave Ramsey

When you hit 'Save' on a spread sheet and you assign a spreadsheet to something, that [stuff] becomes official. ~ Geoff Ramsey

This is a book about winning, ~ Dave Ramsey

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children (Prov. 13:22 NKJV). I ~ Dave Ramsey

They could call Jesus a terrorist too. I mean, he was pretty tough on money lenders a time or two. ~ Ramsey Clark

Statistically, Portland, Oregon has the most street kids, like kids that run away from home and live on the street. It's like a whole culture thing there. If you walk around on the streets, there are kids living on the streets, begging for money, but it's almost like a cool thing. They all just sit around and play music and squat. ~ Laura Ramsey

Dealing with white people faux pas as a black woman is tricky: if you get upset, you can be quickly be labeled as the "angry black girl"; if you're too passive, it seems like you're give permission, or letting racism slide. ~ Franchesca Ramsey

One of the great awards from a chef's point of view are Michelin stars. The ultimate is three Michelin stars. For example, Gordon Ramsey has three Michelin stars. Having one Michelin star is a big deal, two is incredible and having three puts you in a bracket of maybe 30 chefs worldwide. ~ Paul Rankin

Are you going to keep her?"
"Yes."
"Does she know it?"
"Not yet."
Ramsey overheard the conversation and laughed heartily. "I assume you've considered all the problems, Brodick."
"I have."
"It won't be an easy life for her living with - " Ramsey began. Brodick finished his sentence for him.
"Living with the Buchanan clan. I know, and I worry about her adjustment."
Ramsey grinned. "That's not what I was going to say. It won't be easy for her living with you. Rumor has it, you're a difficult man to be around."
Brodick didn't take offense. "Gillian's aware of my flaws."
"And she'll still have you?" Winslow asked.
"As a matter of fact, she has refused to marry me."
Knowing Brodick as well as they did, both Ramsey and Winslow began to laugh again.
"So when's the wedding?" Ramsey asked. ~ Julie Garwood

I'm sorry I ruined your homecoming."
He kissed me once more and then shook his head. "The only thing that could ruin this is not being with you. ~ Markelle Grabo

Everything comes from one thing, everything comes from the Spirit. Jazz would not exist had it not been for gospel music, the blues would not exist had it not been for spiritual blues, which goes back to slave songs our fore fathers were singing while they were out in the field. So it's all one continuous growth from one group of people. Of course jazz now is played by various cultures and colors around the world. But the stimulus is One Voice. ~ Ramsey Lewis

This country of ours has committed the most serious act of aggression in its history by engaging in a war of aggression without a declaration of war by Congress. ~ Ramsey Clark

I think it's very instructive to look at a man like Ramsey Ahmad Yousef, who almost brought down the World Trade Center in 1993. He's short some fingers, his body is scarred, he's missing an eye - because he was practicing and not getting it right. But eventually they get it right. ~ Michael Scheuer

Their lives revolved around evil acts; some within their control, and some not. Some of them weren't born with the capacity for kindness, and others found it better to spare no compassion for anyone in this cruel world because they felt none would be given to them. Fate deals a bad hand to some folks. Some people are just doomed to be no good. ~ Ramsey Isler

The haves and have-nots can often be traced back to the dids and did-nots. D. O. FLYNN ~ Dave Ramsey

Currently, we're finding that about 75 percent of potential jurors have anger or deep-seated hatred toward anyone associated with Enron. ~ Michael Ramsey

The paid-off home mortgage has taken the place of the BMW as the status symbol of choice. ~ Dave Ramsey

If I loan money to a friend or relative, the relationship will be strained or destroyed. The only relationship that would be enhanced is the kind resulting from one party being the master and the other party a servant. ~ Dave Ramsey

What we can't say we can't say, and we can't whistle it either. ~ Frank P. Ramsey

Around 400 A.D., Saint Augustine, a prominent Roman bishop, described a pastor's job:
Disturbers are to be rebuked, the low-spirited to be encouraged, the infirm to be supported, objectors confuted, the treacherous guarded against, the unskilled taught, the lazy aroused, the contentious restrained, the haughty repressed, litigants pacified, the poor relieved, the oppressed liberated, the good approved, the evil borne with, and all are to be loved. ~ Augustine Of Hippo

I suggest a Money Market account with no penalties and full check-writing privileges for your emergency fund. We have a large emergency fund for our household in a mutual-fund company Money Market account. Wherever you get your mutual funds, look at the website to find Money Market accounts that pay interest equal to one-year CDs. I haven't found bank Money Market accounts to be competitive. The FDIC does not insure the mutual-fund Money Market accounts, but I keep mine there anyway because I've never known one to fail. Keep in mind that the interest earned is not the main thing. The main thing is that the money is available to cover emergencies. Your wealth building is not going to happen in this account; that will come later, in other places. This account is more like insurance against rainy days than it is investing. ~ Dave Ramsey

How dare Americans allow their government to cause such misery [in the world]. ~ Ramsey Clark

I'm an immortal. But I don't want to be one anymore. Or rather, I don't want to be an immortal stuck in a mortal world anymore. There is something greater out there for me, but in order to get it I need someone to put an end to my life in this world. ~ Ramsey Isler

What's your definition of sanity, Skipper?' 'The ability to swim,' said Sparrow. Ramsey felt a cold shock, as though he had been immersed suddenly in freezing water. He had to force himself to continue breathing normally. As though from a great distance, he heard Sparrow's voice: 'That means the sane person has to understand currents, has to know what's required in different waters.' Ramsey ~ Frank Herbert

I can't tell you how many home businesses are almost in bankruptcy court over a Yellow Pages ad only to find out that the Yellow Pages ad isn't where their market will look for them, and it cost more than they thought. ~ Dave Ramsey

Pay your utilities, gas and other basic needs before paying on your debts. ~ Dave Ramsey

Broke people giving financial advice is like a shop teacher with missing fingers. ~ Dave Ramsey

When you buy just two or three tons from a grower, they see the artisan work you do with their grapes, and then they want to give you their good fruit. By keeping small I can put my heart into it. ~ John Bennett Ramsey

As long as the sun was shining, life was a party, and the pig with brick seemed kind of nerdy, or overly conservative, or even fanatical. But when their stupid theories were stress tested, their houses fell. ~ Dave Ramsey

I am always a bit amused at my magic. ~ Maureen Ramsey-Poorman

Unlike the rest he had seen of the bungalow, the hall beyond the door was dark. He could see the glimmer of three doors and several framed photographs lined up along the walls. The sound of flies was louder, though they didn't seem to be in the hall itself. Now that he was closer they sounded even more like someone groaning feebly, and the rotten smell was stronger too. ~ Ramsey Campbell

Teaching kids about money is never just about money. ~ Dave Ramsey

I do want you Ramsey Bridges," she told him as a matter-of-fact.
"And you shall have me whenever you like. ~ K.A. Linde

Twist and wring out the budget, work extra hours, sell something, or have a garage sale, but quickly get your $1,000. Most of you should hit this step in less than a month. If it looks as though it is going to take longer, do something radical. Deliver pizzas, work part-time, or sell something else. Get crazy. You are way too close to the edge of falling over a major money cliff here. Remember, if the Joneses (all the broke people) think you are cool, you are heading the wrong way. If they think you are crazy, you are probably on track. ~ Dave Ramsey

Traction equals satisfaction ~ Dave Ramsey

We've really got to stop looking to Washington to fix our problems. It obviously doesn't have the ability to do that. People who are successful are not successful because of the president. ~ Dave Ramsey

A budget is people telling their money where to go instead of wondering where it went. You ~ Dave Ramsey

Often the best gifts we can give each other cost nothing. ~ Russ Ramsey

Without a mission statement, you may get to the top of the ladder and then realize it was leaning against the wrong building! ~ Dave Ramsey

One reason people make bad decisions is they don't have a good decision as one of their options. ~ Dave Ramsey

Is there anything about the JonBenet Ramsey case that isn't weird and disturbing? ~ Rachel Sklar

You wanna blow money? Put it in a 'blow' category in your budget. But at least admit it on paper! ~ Dave Ramsey

The thing I have discovered about working with personal finance is that the good news is that it is not rocket science. Personal finance is about 80 percent behavior. It is only about 20 percent head knowledge. ~ Dave Ramsey

Instead of just purchasing an ad campaign, target test and measure. Give an ad a small try. If the response is enough to pay for the ad, make it larger. With a franchise, ask the most successful franchisees what they did. Ask the bottom five guys what they did and avoid it. ~ Dave Ramsey

I, the infirm, find myself caring for the sorrows and fears of the well. ~ Russ Ramsey

That stupid saying "What you don't know can't hurt you" is ridiculous. What you don't know can kill you. If you don't know that tractor trailer trucks hurt when hitting you, then you can play in the middle of the interstate with no fear - but that doesn't mean you won't get killed. ~ Dave Ramsey

Smile while you can,' Hettie Close had scrawled in ink almost as faded as the print above it. 'Smile like the skull you'll be, you fool, before you're worse than bones. ~ Ramsey Campbell

John Maxwell says a budget (for your money) is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went. Managing time is the same; you will either tell your day what to do or you will wonder where it went. ~ Dave Ramsey

My children were taught at an early age how money works and that it comes from hard work. They've been on a commission - not an allowance - since they were little. They learned that if they worked around the house, they got paid. If they didn't work, they didn't get paid. ~ Dave Ramsey

Stay away from thoughts of perfectionism; don't turn this opportunity into a chore. ~ Erin Ramsey

Behold divinity divine enough to abandon divinity. Behold majesty secure enough to proceed un-majestically. Behold strength strong enough to become weakness, goodness good enough to be unmindful of its reputation. Behold love plenteous enough to give and take not again. ~ Paul Ramsey

Islam is the only religion that gives dignity to the poor. ~ Ramsey Clark

Your job as an EntreLeader is to make sure when your team member leaves your office they take their monkey with them. The first step is to give them some ideas for options and instruct them to come back with three good ways to solve the problem and a suggested course of action. The next step is to teach your team to come to your office with a problem only after they have found three or more possible solutions and a suggested course of action. That makes for some great discussions and teachable moments as you show them how you would make the call. After solving problems and making the call with your help several times, the best team members begin to see the pattern you use and can do what you do. The final step is very personally rewarding. ~ Dave Ramsey

Money is 80% behavior, 20% head knowledge. It's what you do, not what you know. ~ Dave Ramsey

Yes. I know all about soul-wraiths." Ramsey frowned. "How did you avoid them in the past?"
"Set a perimeter of energized diaman crystal. That will keep them at bay." Hel smiled without humor. "I have the diaman crystal in my saddle pack. I lack a sexual partner to energize them. I had intended to return with a magistra but a magister will work as well. Care to volunteer?"
"Only if I top," Ramsey snapped.
"You'd have to kill me first," returned Hel.
"With pleasure."
Steffania took a breath. Ram cut her off. "No. I don't share you, Vixen."
Fear of the unknown almost froze Adonia's tongue, but she was the obvious answer. She could do this, and the opportunity might never present itself again. "I'll be your partner. ~ Patricia A. Knight

Success is a pile of failure that you are standing on. ~ Dave Ramsey

Nothing so diminishes democracy as secrecy. ~ Ramsey Clark

As soon as Todd drove off the motorway it vanished from the mirror, and so did the sun across the moor. ~ Ramsey Campbell

In a phone interview in 1994, Celia Powell stressed two sentiments: music was her father's life; it was the driving force of his existence, in her opinion. And she thought the music industry had very much taken advantage of him.121 ~ Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr.

You're still the same Ramsey I danced with, he said softly. ~ Markelle Grabo

A good financial planner is going to do more than pick your funds. ~ Dave Ramsey

You don't have to love me, Ramsey. But just so you know, I do love you. I always have and I always will. But right now, I really just want my best friend back." She tapped my pec. "He's in there. I know he is. And you are seriously underestimating me if you think your petty lies are going to stop me. ~ Aly Martinez

A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went. ~ Dave Ramsey

Contentment may be the most powerful Financial Principle. You can give more, avoid debt, and live better. ~ Dave Ramsey

Anytime you open a business, you have to be effective in promoting whether it's a franchise or not. You'll need to learn to be a Web marketer extraordinaire. There's plenty of material out there. ~ Dave Ramsey

When people get scared, they quit giving. ~ Dave Ramsey

You can't work three hours a week and make $100,000. Get rich quick doesn't work. Crock pot mentality always defeats microwave mentality! ~ Dave Ramsey

As with any job, you don't just sit around achieving
all day- you have to put in hours. Until that point, whenever I saw someone doing something I wanted to do, I'd devote many of those hours to negative energy. I would try to convince myself that these strangers weren't worthy of the things I wanted instead of being honesty with myself about how they got there. ~ Franchesca Ramsey

Broke is normal. Why be normal? ~ Dave Ramsey

My wife, Sharon, and I started with nothing when we got married. I was driving a 1902 Pinto and eating off a card table. ~ Dave Ramsey

Servant Leadership is the only #leadership that ultimately works. ~ Dave Ramsey

Thinking about starting a small business? Assume everything will cost twice as much and take twice as long as you think it will. ~ Dave Ramsey

We live in a culture full of hares; but the tortoise always wins. ~ Dave Ramsey

It's not about the rules - it's about the relationships. ~ Lydia Ramsey

We don't keep jerks; life is too short to work with them and really way too short to pay them and work with them too. Seems simple, but it requires that you fight to build an incredible team and culture from the moment you post a position until you celebrate their retirement. Every day every behavior, attitude, and execution has to be led well by a courageous, loving leader. ~ Dave Ramsey

On economic matters Garrett had a brilliant simplicity. In November 1913, while editor of the Annalist, he began a monthly column on money in Everybody's, writing as John Parr. One of the most common questions from readers was why the government simply didn't print money to spend on public works, instead of borrowing it at interest. It was a variant of the Coxey idea. Garrett explained that money is not wealth, but a claim on wealth, and that you do not add to wealth by creating more claims to it.4 ~ Bruce Ramsey

If you aren't
really careful, 'The Good Enough' can become the enemy of 'The Best.' ~ Dave Ramsey

My life is a series of dumb choices ~ Geoff Ramsey