Money Quotes

Small: It took a long time to get out of my contract. The producers thought I was negotiating for more money
"It took a long time to get out of my contract. The producers thought I was negotiating for more money"
Sherry Stringfield, Actress
Small: We need strong public health institutions to respond to any challenge. We need to deal with critical infrastru
"We need strong public health institutions to respond to any challenge. We need to deal with critical infrastructure. The reality is that very little money has flowed to communities to help our first responders; to help our hospitals; to help the public health infrastructure"
Robert Menendez, Politician
Small: It is tradition in Ireland that youre given money for your first communion
"It is tradition in Ireland that you're given money for your first communion"
Roma Downey, Actress
Small: Who owns the assets of our Nation? Increasingly, foreign interests own our assets, and we owe them money.
"Who owns the assets of our Nation? Increasingly, foreign interests own our assets, and we owe them money. No wonder people think our country is headed in the wrong direction. It is"
Marcy Kaptur, Politician
Small: I try to stay ahead of things, if you know what I mean. I take the money I make and reinvest it
"I try to stay ahead of things, if you know what I mean. I take the money I make and reinvest it"
Mickey Gilley, Musician
Small: I had some airline stock, but the airlines tanked. I didnt have a lot of money in them, though
"I had some airline stock, but the airlines tanked. I didn't have a lot of money in them, though"
Mickey Gilley, Musician
Small: Another is, if you take money out of your left pocket and put it in your right pocket, youre no richer
"Another is, if you take money out of your left pocket and put it in your right pocket, you're no richer"
Merton Miller, Economist
Small: I turn up in Los Angeles every now and then, so I can get some big money films in order to finance my smaller
"I turn up in Los Angeles every now and then, so I can get some big money films in order to finance my smaller money films"
John Hurt, Actor
Small: The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money char
"The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money characterizes our times, not without exceptions, of course, but more than we ought to be comfortable with"
J. Irwin Miller, Businessman
Small: I sat with him for three hours and we did not exchange a single word. At the end he handed me, as he had done
Eva Braun
"I sat with him for three hours and we did not exchange a single word. At the end he handed me, as he had done before, an envelope with money in it. It would have been much nicer if he had enclosed a greeting or a loving word. I would have been so pleased if he had"
Eva Braun, Celebrity
Small: But Dr. Smith says, and I believe it to be a true state of the case, that he himself gave a course of Lectures
"But Dr. Smith says, and I believe it to be a true state of the case, that he himself gave a course of Lectures in Natural Philosophy, during the same winter, and that the money raised by them was also applied towards paying for the Orrery"
David Rittenhouse, Scientist
Small: Well, we have certainly produced great art before we did this. In my view, there are any number of areas of go
"Well, we have certainly produced great art before we did this. In my view, there are any number of areas of government which tax money should not be spent"
Charlton Heston, Actor
Small: So I got a chance to meet a whole bunch of those old real, real rough but gentle men. They lived hard, but the
Little Milton
"So I got a chance to meet a whole bunch of those old real, real rough but gentle men. They lived hard, but they lived good - in one sense, you know. But you had a lot of fun. Didn't make much money, but you had a lot of fun"
Little Milton, Musician
Small: When someone came to ask us for help, it was sacred. We did not even think twice. We helped them, even if we h
Ahmed Ben Bella
"When someone came to ask us for help, it was sacred. We did not even think twice. We helped them, even if we had only meagre means; we offered them arms, a little bit of money, and in occasion, men"
Ahmed Ben Bella, Politician
Small: Anyway, Cat Stevens is never going to make much money out of us
"Anyway, Cat Stevens is never going to make much money out of us"
Wayne Coyne, Musician
Small: We should begin to remind people they are always after your money and if you are on something around average e
"We should begin to remind people they are always after your money and if you are on something around average earnings you really don't have that spare capacity to pay for all these follies that Labour keep spending their money on"
John Redwood, Politician
Small: Decline III, I funded myself, from the studio money. That, and I sold a lot of drugs. Kidding. Dont print that
"Decline III, I funded myself, from the studio money. That, and I sold a lot of drugs. Kidding. Don't print that"
Penelope Spheeris, Director
Small: This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money
"This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money"
Oscar Robertson, Athlete
Small: Granted, the writers, directors, producers, and that community make a great deal of money. But they might be c
"Granted, the writers, directors, producers, and that community make a great deal of money. But they might be choosing to do a whole lot of other things for the living they make"
Norman Lear, Producer
Small: Look at Gleason in The Honeymooners. He was humorous but the way he lived wasnt really humorous. He was a bus
"Look at Gleason in The Honeymooners. He was humorous but the way he lived wasn't really humorous. He was a bus driver. Who wants to be a bus driver? He didn't have any money and he was not famous. But despite that, the show is humorous"
George Thorogood, Musician
Small: Ive never personally criticized anyone elses music, but I know that the publics real problem is not the music
"I've never personally criticized anyone else's music, but I know that the public's real problem is not the music I make but the perception that I play simple music for money only and for the notoriety and to increase my popularity"
Kenny G, Musician
Small: Remember the Tea Party movement didnt get started in September of 2008 when the bank bailout was passed. It re
"Remember the Tea Party movement didn't get started in September of 2008 when the bank bailout was passed. It really began on Feb. 19th, 2009 when a television commentator named Rick Santelli stood up and said what the hell are we doing bailing out people who couldn't afford a mortgage by taking money from people like me who are prudent?"
Karl Rove, Politician
Small: One of the strangest things about life is that the poor, who need the money the most, are the ones that never
"One of the strangest things about life is that the poor, who need the money the most, are the ones that never have it"
Finley Peter Dunne, Journalist
Small: The economics of baseball are the big problem. The big clubs make a lot of money and the little clubs dont
"The economics of baseball are the big problem. The big clubs make a lot of money and the little clubs don't"
Fay Vincent, Lawyer
Small: Technology has saved us money in some circumstances, but it has really afforded us the ability to cover storie
"Technology has saved us money in some circumstances, but it has really afforded us the ability to cover stories from locations we might not have been able to in the past"
Jim Walton, Businessman
Small: I believe Mexico should dedicate 100% of its oil revenues to developing human capital and technological develo
"I believe Mexico should dedicate 100% of its oil revenues to developing human capital and technological development. None of us politicians should be able to touch that money"
Vicente Fox, Statesman
Small: The Pentagon cant even audit its own books. It doesnt even know where its money is going. And we refuse to hav
"The Pentagon can't even audit its own books. It doesn't even know where its money is going. And we refuse to have the tough forces go on the Pentagon so that at least they are efficient with the money they're spending"
Tom Coburn, Politician
Small: Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money is, where much of the status is, and
"Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money is, where much of the status is, and the fan interest"
Ted Williams, Athlete
Small: Money cannot buy peace of mind. It cannot heal ruptured relationships, or build meaning into a life that has n
"Money cannot buy peace of mind. It cannot heal ruptured relationships, or build meaning into a life that has none"
Richard M. DeVos, Businessman
Small: I dont think business news is just for old white men with money
"I don't think business news is just for old white men with money"
Neil Cavuto, Journalist
Small: He wasnt, but producers are by definition annoying because they have a different agenda from you. Theyre tryin
"He wasn't, but producers are by definition annoying because they have a different agenda from you. They're trying to stop you spending money and you're trying to not spend money, but at the same time we're great artists"
Michael Apted, Director
Small: Over the last decade, at considerable cost to me in money and effort, confronted with ridicule and intimidatio
"Over the last decade, at considerable cost to me in money and effort, confronted with ridicule and intimidation, I have brought more than a dozen lawsuits challenging the corruption in the election process in Tennessee"
John Jay Hooker, Businessman
Small: I wont make a movie for money ever again
Ryan Phillippe
"I won't make a movie for money ever again"
Ryan Phillippe, Actor
Small: If youre an actor in your heart, no matter how much money they shove at you, it doesnt matter if the work does
Chris Noth
"If you're an actor in your heart, no matter how much money they shove at you, it doesn't matter if the work doesn't provide that creative spark. You want out"
Chris Noth, Actor
Small: What better way to prove that you understand a subject than to make money out of it?
"What better way to prove that you understand a subject than to make money out of it?"
Harold Rosenberg, Writer
Small: The Bollywood distribution system is so corrupt that they have trouble making money off movies. So they sell s
Bruce Sterling
"The Bollywood distribution system is so corrupt that they have trouble making money off movies. So they sell shoes that an actress stepped in. If they turned up the amps some, maybe they could sell the actresses"
Bruce Sterling, Writer
Small: If I feel strongly, I say it. I know I can do more good by being vocal than by staying quiet. Id have a whole
"If I feel strongly, I say it. I know I can do more good by being vocal than by staying quiet. I'd have a whole lot more money if I lied, but I wouldn't enjoy spending it"
Martina Navratilova, Athlete
Small: They transfer the prison, and all of a sudden all this money cuts loose, all these people cut loose
"They transfer the prison, and all of a sudden all this money cuts loose, all these people cut loose"
Janis Karpinski, Soldier
Small: American corporations hate to give away money
"American corporations hate to give away money"
Stephen Ambrose, Historian
Small: But if I didnt have to make money, I would still play my horn
"But if I didn't have to make money, I would still play my horn"
Sonny Rollins, Musician
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