Roger Penske (Penkse Rental trucks etc.) is quoted as saying something similar to that.
"The way to make a small fortune in racing is to start with a large one."
I believe that I've read it in "The Unfair Advantage", Mark Donohue's biography. For those who don't know, Penske Racing fielded the Sunoco Oil sponsored road racing cars of 60's into the 70's with Mark Donohue as their lead driver. A lot of innovation came out of that racing team, and more than a fair amount of it is directly credited to Donohue. Some pics might ring a few bells:
My Uncle John had a dairy farm in Wisconsin. A friend asked him once "What would you do if you won a million dollars?" John said, "Well, I reckon I'll just keep farming 'till it's all gone."
Here at home in the mountains the summer season is in full swing. Our local Safeway parking lot is blocked by bubbas and bubbettes large rigs towing the usual assortment of toys and monthly payments as they run in to get an expensive foo foo drink at Starbucks before heading off into the "wilderness."
At this time of the year I'm always reminded of the timeless adage -
If you give a man a fish he can feed himself for a day. If you teach a man to fish he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
Another note about our Safeway. The produce is subpar but the beer and chip aisles are outstanding.
Wow! I just received this email (in the junk file). Do you think today is my lucky day? I'm putting it in the joke file.
Dear winner,
I am Mr. Richard Cheng, the mega winner of $1.3billion USD in Mega Millions Jackpot, I'm donating to 10 random individuals. If you receive my email then your email was selected after a spin ball. Due to my cancer, I will be spreading most of my new found wealth over a number of charities and organizations. I have voluntarily decided to donate the sum of $10M USD to you
as you are one of the selected 10, to verify my winnings please see the youtube page below.
THIS IS YOUR OWN SPECIAL CODE: [ 0046036] Reply with the CODE [0046037] to this email below. He will process the delivery you just follow his instruction to help you receive.
Contact my Financial Team head
My Personal Assistant
Name: Mr. Scott Williams
Email: deleted
Hope to put a smile on your face and that of your family.