[Ads-l] Family of Quips: How Do You Make a Small Fortune Doing X? Start With a Large Fortune

ADSGarson O'Toole adsgarsonotoole at GMAIL.COM
Sat Jan 20 21:40:16 UTC 2024


George Thompson wrote:
> From the NYTimes today (online version):
> There’s an old saying about the news business: If you want to make a small
> fortune, start with a large one.
>
> Billionaires Wanted to Save the News Industry. They’re Losing a Fortune.
>
> Time magazine, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times —
> owned by Marc Benioff, Jeff Bezos and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong — are still
> losing money.

Thanks for an interesting citation, GAT. I have added it to the QI
article and updated the acknowledgement. Changes should be visible
within 24 hours.

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2023/11/19/small-fortune/
Garson

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