Large sums were paid for the use of money, because the available amount of gold and silver was far less than was needed to carry on the commercial transactions of the times.

Truth titillates the imagination far less than fiction.

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.

Far less envy in America than in France, and far less wit.

What's great in the modern world is that it's becoming easier and easier for people to create without having access to large sums of money. They need access to certain technologies, but the cost is far less than it used to be.

I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in line. Really in line.