Events involving this person
Victor explains that loving people is the secret of his success
Description
Neville recalls asking his brother Victor, who made a fortune in Barbados starting from nothing, the secret of his success; Victor said he does not love money but loves people, and will see anyone regardless of the colour of their skin — Churchill would sit in the same seat as his porter.
Persons
Location
Authored by
Anonymous (not verified)
Date (happened)
- c. 0 (probable)
- before 23 September 1966
Told
23 September 1966
Sources
- Source: Love Endures ¶33 (He said, “My secret is this: I love people. They’re all afraid of me because I have money, but I’m never too busy to see anyone.)
before 1968
(possible)
Neville's father drank heavily all his life, was a drinking pal of Winston Churchill, outlived the doctors who predicted his death, and lived to eighty-five, delighting in attending their funerals.
before 1969
(possible)
He read Churchill's Guild Hall speech printed in full in the New York Times; the sentence about mood deciding fortunes jumped off the page at him, so he made a record of it as he does with everything