Money Quotes: Wise Words on Wealth & Finance (Page 24)

"It's real difficult to save when you don't have any money"

"Money tends to make people suspicious, if there's any money floating around"

"I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce"

Malcolm Wilson, Politician

"I'm not in this for the money because if I was, I would have jumped out after our first album"

Justin Timberlake, Musician

"I think, unfortunately or fortunately, the reality of Hollywood is that if your movie makes money, they'll make another one"

Jonathan Frakes, Actor

"I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn't get none of the money on them"

James Brown, Musician

"Policy makers still think that if we just hand out more money the world's problems will be solved"

Paul Weyrich, Critic

"I cannot afford to waste my time making money"

Louis Agassiz, Scientist

"An honest money system is the only alternative"

Frederick Soddy, Scientist

"I doing casual labor by the day. They wouldn't pay you until the next morning. There was a bar that would cash your check if you bought a beer first. A lot of guys never left until they'd drunk up all their money"

Fred Ward, Actor

"Saddam spent 35 years stealing and wasting money, and all of these systems are very fragile and brittle, and you try to fix one thing and something else gets in trouble"

Paul Bremer, Statesman

"Everyone needs a certain amount of money. Beyond that, we pursue money because we know how to obtain it. We don't necessarily know how to obtain happiness"

Gregg Easterbrook, Author

"If God has allowed me to earn so much money, it is because He knows I give it all away"

Edith Piaf, Musician

"If it wasn't for the fun and money, I really don't know why I'd bother"

Terry Prachett, Author

"I say 20 words in English. I say money, money, money, and I say hot dog! I say yes, no and I say money, money, money and I say turkey sandwich and I say grape juice"

Carmen Miranda, Musician

"And there was no money in Chicago for a band"

Santiago Durango, Musician

"I worshipped money so much that it ruined my life. Money is not my god. I just want to manage His money for Him, for the poor people, the lost kids. I just love everybody"

Brian Welch, Musician

"Get inside information from the president and you will probably lose half your money. If you get it from the chairman of the board, you will lose all of your money"

Jim Rogers, Businessman

"Money to me is just the biggest blessing in the world that allows me freedom"

Linda Evans, Actress

"We are not going to achieve a new world order without paying for it in blood as well as in words and money"

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Historian

"If you look at the publishers I've worked with, generally, they're a great bunch. Creation is unlike any other publishing house you can think of. The people I've worked with have integrity and intelligence and, almost always, less money than ideas"

Peter Sotos, Writer

"I wasn't raised with money, so I had to get used to having it. I think I've adjusted to it pretty well"

Christine McVie, Musician

"I'm not looking at money, percentage points or grosses. This is my life, you know? To me, every day matters"

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Actress

"The Doors movie is a pack of lies. It did not make money. You want to make money in America? Tell the truth"

Ray Manzarek, Musician

"When I speak to students and they ask how much money you can make in art, as if that is a reason to persue it, I tell them to do something else"

Joe Murray, Artist

"Business people have been made into these rock stars because they've made a lot of money"

James Daly, Actor

"I always thought that it was kind of silly that a baseball card could be worth so much money"

Matthew Modine, Actor

"When I was younger I was completely without money - when I was studying in Budapest, when I was a refugee"

Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer

"I was young and so eager to make some money as well as get exposed and show my talent"

Young Buck, Musician

"The greatest power is not money power, but political power"

Walter Annenberg, Businessman

"Some people find an interest in making money, and though they appear to be slaving, many actually enjoy every minute of their work"

Walter Annenberg, Businessman

"I didn't feel the Depression at all. I always had a pocketful of money"

Walter Annenberg, Businessman

"From the Bush Administration to the 9-11 Commission, there is an urgent and universally recognized need to change the broken formula through which Homeland Security grant money currently is allocated to our first responders"

Vito Fossella, Politician

"No man should be in public office who can't make more money in private life"

Thomas Dewey, Politician

"When I go to a concert, I can't believe that people pay lots of money to see a band that they obviously like and then they dance the whole time"

John Hughes, Director

"There's a big difference between wanting to work and having to work. And I had to learn that the hard way. Now money is very important to me, because I ain't got it"

James Caan, Actor

"Sooner or later, we sell out for money"

Tony Randall, Actor

"I think people expect mud at festivals, I think you'd be asking for your money back if you didn't get it"

Peter Hook, Musician

"Many nations are like rebellious teenagers who try to figure out just how many times they can kick us in the teeth while still taking our money"

Paul Weyrich, Critic

"I'm not very bright about money. I'm not domestic either. If I don't learn how to cook, maybe I won't have to"

Natalie Wood, Actress

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