Charles Bukowski Quotes

9 quotes from Charles Bukowski on investing and motivation.

On investing

• We've each given the hours of our lives in dull rote jobs for other men's profit, and have been asked to be grateful for doing that.

• The Artist, " an ancient sage had once said, "is always sitting on the doorsteps of the rich.

• Never bring a lot of money to where a poor man lives. He can only lose what little he has. On the other hand it is mathematically possible that he might win whatever you bring with you. What you must do, with money and the poor, is never let them get too close to one another.

• I had noticed that both in the very poor and very rich extremes of society the mad were often allowed to mingle freely.

On motivation

• That's what kills a man: lack of change.

• I wait on my fix: I am a poetry junkie.

• Be it peace or happinesslet it enfold you.

• It does seemthe more we drinkthe better the wordsgo.

• If you have to wait for it to roar out ofyou, then wait patiently.if it never does roar out of you, do something else.