<p>This is the best one I came across today:</p>
<p>भो दारिद्रयं नमस्तुभ्यं तत्प्रसादात् मया च्चुतः ।
पश्याम्यहं जगताः सर्व न मां पश्यति कश्र्चन ॥</p>
<p>Hello poverty, you have set me free. It is because of you, that I can see everybody else, but nobody can see me.</p>
<p>Your wheelchair metaphor makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, debarghya.
Well, if you’re confined to a wheelchair AND you’re poor no one will really care about you. You’ll be at the mercy of mediocre doctors. I think funky has already made this point.</p>
<p>And seriously, you just spoke about owning/heading a fortune 500 company. Money is a top priority for you as well you know.</p>
<p>Funky has made all the points I wished to put across :(</p>
<p>^I like this guy. :D</p>
<p>There’s a reason that schools strong in engineering/having a high proportion of engineering majors/IB bank feeders are top of the list, and the more liberal artsy or balanced schools at the bottom. </p>
<p>And I have serious doubts about how they get their data 'cause Columbia’s salary is way off. Like 15% off [yes I have the data in front of me] </p>
<p>Assuming that much of an error margin, it pretty much negates any minor differences in salaries.</p>
<p>Also if you’re doing something because of money only, you’re not going to be happy in life. Period.</p>
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I like this guy.</p>
<p>I agree with TippuSultan/prateek92.</p>
<p>Also, Engineers very rarely make a lot of money really fast. I-Bankers are the only ones who are actually wealthy by the time they’re 30.</p>
<p>Thank you for the enlightening quotes TippuSultan.</p>
<p>Lastly, if one wants to make a lot of money just for the sake of making a lot of money, it’s pretty sad. Money, for me at least, is a way to satisfy my social responsibilities.</p>
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Correct
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<p>^unless they happen to work for CPWD. :P</p>
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<p>You don’t seem to follow my line of reasoning. I just want to dispel the erroneous assumption that money is the most important object in life. </p>
<p>Sure money provides for superior healthcare. Does that make money more important than good health? What would you prefer, money in the bank or your immediate physical safety? </p>
<p>The concept of money or private property itself is a very recent development in the social history of man.</p>
<p>EDIT: I quite like that guy too. :D</p>
<p>Wonderful quotes Tippu, thanks for sharing them with us.</p>
<p>Engineer = not much $$</p>
<p>Engineer + MBA = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$</p>
<p>^ So MBA after engg. for you, eh?</p>
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I like this guy.
I like this guy too. ;)</p>
<p>^^ Engineering+MBA= Route I despise. A true engineer (one who is interested in his field rather than just money) has no business doing an MBA which has nothing to do with what he has done for the past four years of his life. It would lead to a job that has nothing much to do with engineering at all. Hence all people following engineering with MBA = Golddiggers. :p</p>
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To a LARGE extent, yes.</p>
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<p>Plain dumb.</p>
<p>No that’s not true. Engineering is a stream where sometimes/often people tend to get bored of the job (in engineering) they do. Just bcoz as an high schooler you had interest in some specific field of engineering, doesn’t mean you have to spend next 20-30 years completely committed to that field. You might want to try something new.</p>
<p>TBH, I know some people where they’ve done MBA coz they got tired of the same thing they’ve to do again and again and wanted to get rid of it. (Trust me, more often than not just outta college computer geeks get tired of programming within 2-3 yrs)</p>
<p>I agree that many engineers go down the MBA line looking for $$ but not all.</p>
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<p>they’ve had to do.</p>
<p>Engineering is wonderful if you are average.Its terrible if you are a superstar because the salary will be the same for everyone.Computer science looks bad if you are average,but is awesome if you are a superstar</p>
<p>What do you mean by a engineering superstar or a CS supersta?</p>
<p>Take petroleum engineering for example.If you go to a top school ,get a high GPA and really know your stuff,you will still get the same salary as a so-so state school guy working in the same company.With time the salary stagnates.However,while the average CS guy may earn 60k after college,the whizkid may BE hired by Facebook or Google for a six figure salary.The very best have a decent shot at being millionaires and billionaires.No such thing for an engineer who will be permanently beholden to the company’s retirement package.</p>
<p>Everyone’s copying my quote.</p>
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Never said otherwise. </p>
<p>Situation 1:
Say you were told:
You can go to X and be an engineer, and you will earn $50,000 in the beginning, or you can to do Y and be the same engineer, and you will earn $100,000.</p>
<p>Anyone with anything between their ears would choose Y.</p>
<p>Situation 2:
Suppose you enjoy doing both X1 and X2, but X1 predominates.
Doing X1 would have you end up earning $10,000.
X2, on the other hand, would have you earning $50,000.</p>
<p>Anyone would choose X2.</p>
<p>What I’m trying to say is, just like there is a mass-energy equivalence, there is a passion-money equivalence. Each individual has his or her own value of c^2. </p>
<p>A large enough sum of money could lure anyone to do anything. Exactly why I am not at Le Cordon Bleu right now.</p>
<p>I admire your writing skills you Monkey!</p>
<p>Ani, I think you’re in loooooove. 
I hear wedding bells.
rofl.</p>