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"Because I don't take money, I'll go anywhere and do a benefit concert with almost any orchestra."

"Because I don't take money, I'll go anywhere and do a benefit concert with almost any orchestra."

David Ogden Stiers, American Actor

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"At first, we couldn't be establishment, because we didn't have any money. We were guerrilla marketers, and we still are, a little bit. But, as we became No. 1 in our industry, we've had to modify our culture and become a bit more planned."

"At first, we couldn't be establishment, because we didn't have any money. We were guerrilla marketers, and we still are, a little bit. But, as we became No. 1 in our industry, we've had to modify our culture and become a bit more planned."

Phil Knight, American Businessman

Money, Culture, First

39

"To make money I picked up work as a busboy, valet parker, skateboard shop employee."

"To make money I picked up work as a busboy, valet parker, skateboard shop employee."

David Spade, American Actor

39

"Prosperity is a way of living and thinking, and not just money or things. Poverty is a way of living and thinking, and not just a lack of money or things."

"Prosperity is a way of living and thinking, and not just money or things. Poverty is a way of living and thinking, and not just a lack of money or things."

Eric Butterworth, American Teacher

Money, Living, Poverty, Prosperity

39

"The bottom line is that these athletes tend to be safer investments because they really value their marketing opportunities. They don't make as much money as during their active careers."

"The bottom line is that these athletes tend to be safer investments because they really value their marketing opportunities. They don't make as much money as during their active careers."

Dick Butkus, American Athlete

Money, Athletes, Careers, Marketing

39

"Expensive clothes are a waste of money."

"Expensive clothes are a waste of money."

Meryl Streep, American Actress

Money, Clothes, Waste

39

"You know, if you look back in the 1930s, the money went to infrastructure. The bridges, the municipal buildings, the roads, those were all built with stimulus money spent on infrastructure. This stimulus bill has fundamentally gone, started out with a $500 rebate check, remember. That went to buy flat-screen TVs made in China."

"You know, if you look back in the 1930s, the money went to infrastructure. The bridges, the municipal buildings, the roads, those were all built with stimulus money spent on infrastructure. This stimulus bill has fundamentally gone, started out with a $500 rebate check, remember. That went to buy flat-screen TVs made in China."

Michael Bloomberg, American Politician

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"The first record I bought with my own money was Rio."

"The first record I bought with my own money was Rio."

Thomas Lennon, American Actor

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"Benjamin Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it was the man who invented the meter who made the money."

"Benjamin Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it was the man who invented the meter who made the money."

Earl Wilson, American Journalist

Money, Electricity, Man, May

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"We got more provisions for our whiskey than the same money, which we paid for the liquor, would have bought; so after all it proved a very profitable investment."

"We got more provisions for our whiskey than the same money, which we paid for the liquor, would have bought; so after all it proved a very profitable investment."

Buffalo Bill, American Celebrity

Money, Investment, Liquor

39

"So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone."

"So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone."

Gerry Mulligan, American Musician

39

"Wal-Mart doesn't really care about your faith. Wal-Mart cares if you have money to spend, and it is going to be as generic as possible in exploiting the holiday season for every buck it can make."

"Wal-Mart doesn't really care about your faith. Wal-Mart cares if you have money to spend, and it is going to be as generic as possible in exploiting the holiday season for every buck it can make."

Richard Roeper, American Critic

Money, Faith, Care, Holiday

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"I think even if I did the research mentioned above, it would be a total waste of money because if those people don't believe in the testimonials, they won't believe in the research at all. They would say that I made it all up. So why waste money?"

"I think even if I did the research mentioned above, it would be a total waste of money because if those people don't believe in the testimonials, they won't believe in the research at all. They would say that I made it all up. So why waste money?"

Alex Chiu, American Businessman

Money, People, Research, Waste

39

"Money don't rule me, record companies don't rule me."

"Money don't rule me, record companies don't rule me."

Link Wray, American Musician

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"I know it's a lot harder for women who don't have enough help, but the truth is, no matter how much money you have, if you want to stay involved with your children and don't want to lose being a primary parent to them, you're still in the game."

"I know it's a lot harder for women who don't have enough help, but the truth is, no matter how much money you have, if you want to stay involved with your children and don't want to lose being a primary parent to them, you're still in the game."

Patricia Richardson, American Actress

Money, Women, Truth, Being

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"We need a complete ban on soft money, which is sort of an enveloping problem, and a ceiling on the amount of money that can be spent on a given race."

"We need a complete ban on soft money, which is sort of an enveloping problem, and a ceiling on the amount of money that can be spent on a given race."

William Weld, American Politician

39

"People didn't stop spending money, they just spent it on things that complement their PCs."

"People didn't stop spending money, they just spent it on things that complement their PCs."

Stephen Baker, American Athlete

39

"Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!"

"Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!"

Freddie Mercury, British Musician

Money, Happiness, May

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"I've got all the money I'll ever need, if I die by four o'clock."

"I've got all the money I'll ever need, if I die by four o'clock."

Henny Youngman, American Comedian

39

"Be realistic and truthful - and tell Hong Kong businessmen honestly that they should go for long-term investments since it is unlikely money can be made in the short haul."

"Be realistic and truthful - and tell Hong Kong businessmen honestly that they should go for long-term investments since it is unlikely money can be made in the short haul."

Zhu Rongji, Chinese Statesman

39

"Why is there so much month left at the end of the money?"

"Why is there so much month left at the end of the money?"

John Barrymore, American Actor

39

"Once the brokerage house, rather than the bank, became the locus for American savings, that money would find its way into the stock market, because the broker was someone with a much higher tolerance for risk than the banker."

"Once the brokerage house, rather than the bank, became the locus for American savings, that money would find its way into the stock market, because the broker was someone with a much higher tolerance for risk than the banker."

Ron Chernow, American Author

Money, Risk, Tolerance

39

"To some extent I could identify with that because I kind of just made my money and got out."

"To some extent I could identify with that because I kind of just made my money and got out."

Thomas Haden Church, American Actor

39

"You get quick money, it's beautiful, there's sunshine, but at the end of the day, you find out it's all a masquerade, baby. It's not what it seems."

"You get quick money, it's beautiful, there's sunshine, but at the end of the day, you find out it's all a masquerade, baby. It's not what it seems."

Wyclef Jean, American Musician

Money, Baby, Day, End

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"Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to make money."

"Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to make money."

Stephen Ambrose, American Historian

Money, Work, Living, Writing

39

"When you play music with someone who has a heart rather than playing with someone who is just doing it for money or is cynical it makes all the difference."

"When you play music with someone who has a heart rather than playing with someone who is just doing it for money or is cynical it makes all the difference."

Greg Lake, British Musician

Money, Music, Heart, Difference

39

"Business? It's quite simple; it's other people's money."

"Business? It's quite simple; it's other people's money."

Alexandre Dumas, French Dramatist

Money, Business, People

39

"I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy."

"I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy."

Steve Martin, American Comedian

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"New York City is a great monument to the power of money and greed... a race for rent."

"New York City is a great monument to the power of money and greed... a race for rent."

Frank Lloyd Wright, American Architect

Money, Power, Greed, Monument

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"A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about."

"A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about."

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian Novelist

Money, Emotion, Gentleman, Worth

39

"The money can be decent, but I really don't recommend the work-for-hire route as an entry into publishing. Too many things can go wrong."

"The money can be decent, but I really don't recommend the work-for-hire route as an entry into publishing. Too many things can go wrong."

Lynn Abbey, American Author

Money, Work, Publishing, Wrong

38

"That's the biggest rule in Hollywood: Don't spend your own money."

"That's the biggest rule in Hollywood: Don't spend your own money."

Pauly Shore, American Comedian

38

"The one regret I have about my own abortions is that they cost money that might otherwise have been spent on something more pleasurable, like taking the kids to movies and theme parks."

"The one regret I have about my own abortions is that they cost money that might otherwise have been spent on something more pleasurable, like taking the kids to movies and theme parks."

Barbara Ehrenreich, American Writer

Money, Movies, Kids, Regret

38

"An honest money system is the only alternative."

"An honest money system is the only alternative."

Frederick Soddy, English Scientist

38

"I can inspire people on how to use money, how to get economically powerful."

"I can inspire people on how to use money, how to get economically powerful."

Mike Tyson, American Athlete

38

"I'm going to win so much money this year, my caddie will make the top twenty money winner's list."

"I'm going to win so much money this year, my caddie will make the top twenty money winner's list."

Lee Trevino, American Athlete

38

"My biggest win was getting the meal money bumped from $5 to $7."

"My biggest win was getting the meal money bumped from $5 to $7."

Bob Cousy, American Athlete

38

"That is why the analogy of stealing does not work. With a thief, we want to know how much money he stole, and from whom. With the artist it is not how much he took and from whom, but what he did with it."

"That is why the analogy of stealing does not work. With a thief, we want to know how much money he stole, and from whom. With the artist it is not how much he took and from whom, but what he did with it."

Lukas Foss, German Composer

Money, Work, Artist, Want

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"I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money."

"I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money."

Diana Ross, American Actress

Money, Trust, Talk, Want

38

"When money follows results - we will get more results for our money."

"When money follows results - we will get more results for our money."

Bob Riley, American Politician

Money, Results, Will

38

"I have invested some money and I have a home, but people don't realise that you might only be working for a few weeks of the year and remain unemployed the rest of the time."

"I have invested some money and I have a home, but people don't realise that you might only be working for a few weeks of the year and remain unemployed the rest of the time."

Greta Scacchi, Italian Actress

Money, Time, Home, People

38

"People in independent film have a passion; they're not in it for the money."

"People in independent film have a passion; they're not in it for the money."

Gena Rowlands, American Actress

Money, People, Film, Passion

38

"My parents didn't have a lot of money, but we never knew that. They really did the best they could."

"My parents didn't have a lot of money, but we never knew that. They really did the best they could."

Dorothy Hamill, American Athlete

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

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

Matthew Modine, American Actor

Money, Thought, Baseball, Silly

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"I went over to shoot for six days. It turned out to be ten days, very nicely so. A little money."

"I went over to shoot for six days. It turned out to be ten days, very nicely so. A little money."

Gavin MacLeod, American Actor

38

"Our idea is to serve everybody, including people with little money."

"Our idea is to serve everybody, including people with little money."

Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish Businessman

Money, People, Idea

38

"When I left 20th Century-Fox to freelance, my agent believed that getting big money was the way to establish real importance in our industry."

"When I left 20th Century-Fox to freelance, my agent believed that getting big money was the way to establish real importance in our industry."

Loretta Young, American Actress

Money, Importance

38

"Whereas money is a means to an end for a filmmaker, to the corporate mind money is the end. Right now, I think independent film is very confused, because there's excess pressure in the marketplace for entertainment to pay off."

"Whereas money is a means to an end for a filmmaker, to the corporate mind money is the end. Right now, I think independent film is very confused, because there's excess pressure in the marketplace for entertainment to pay off."

Robert Redford, American Actor

Money, Corporate, End, Entertainment

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"One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money."

"One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money."

Indira Gandhi, Indian Statesman

Money, Nothing, Want

38

"Now almost every artist outside of New York is connected with some school or some museum school, and even in New York the majority are. That's an interesting fact when you take the idea of making money, making a living selling paintings. Only a dozen or two painters do that."

"Now almost every artist outside of New York is connected with some school or some museum school, and even in New York the majority are. That's an interesting fact when you take the idea of making money, making a living selling paintings. Only a dozen or two painters do that."

Ad Reinhardt, American Artist

Money, Idea, Selling

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