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Money Quotes


"Mutual fund managers are trapped in this rather deadly vicious circle: the more successful they are, the more money flows into their mutual fund. Then, it is more difficult for them to beat the market averages or even to match their own past performance."


"Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money."


"Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem."


"I save money when I'm working so that I never have to take a role simply to pay the bills."


"You are your greatest asset. Put your time, effort and money into training, grooming, and encouraging your greatest asset."


"Geez, all that money we waste on space exploration; just think how many bombs that would buy!"


"That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question."


"I really wish there was some big brother conspiracy theory. I just think it's the ignorance of trying to make a dollar. That's what the networks have done and will continue to do. If anyone doesn't think that this is about making money, then they're crazy."


"What I see for the band by the end of this year is the Complex live at the Montreux Jazz Festival. I want my guys to be comfortable. I'm certainly not in this for the money, but I'd really like to see my guys make some money off of this stuff."


"Studies indicate that most of young adults struggle to grasp even the most basic financial principles that will allow them to manage money and prepare for their future."


"My NFL pension can barely pay my son's tuition. You know, it's very little money."


"A trillion here, a trillion there and pretty soon you're talking about real money."


"People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of money."


"People working in the private sector should try to save money. There remains the possibility that it may someday be valuable again."


"Why are people unemployed? Because there is no work. Why is there no work? Because people are not buying products and services. Why are people not buying products and services? Because they have no money. Why do people have no money? Because they are unemployed."


"I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money."


"My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be."


"I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money."


"The name of my ailment was longing, and it was not cured till I finally went to the department store and counted out the money in small coins before the dismayed clerk. When I came to the house, I held up the instrument before the eyes of the astonished household."


"Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money."


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


"All studio movies are the middle of the Bell curve. The only way to do something is to do it yourself. And the only way to do that is to not take any money from anyone or take as little money as possible from anyone and that's it."


"It's actually great to shoot far away from Hollywood because we don't have the distractions of the parties and premieres and all that. And, of course, you can save money - there are no good shoe stores."


"Anyone who wants to sell you overnight success or wealth is not interested in your success; they are interested in your money."


"For people who have for been putting their hard-earned money into the system for years, the president's idea would replace their safety net with a risky gamble with no assurance of a stable return of investment."


"When you look at what we spend on entertainment, whether it's on CDs, music, DVDs, there is so much money invested in that, people want to know a little more about the stars they're paying to see or hear."


"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."


"When you do portraits professionally it's not a desire, it's for money."


"At NIH, what tends to happen is that the proven researchers tend to get the money. New researchers, younger researchers, or people on the cutting edge don't get the money until they have gray beards."


"Money flows into the US, and inflates US assets, and allows the US to have a monstrous trade deficit. That means we are consuming more than we are producing."


"The only way I'd have gone was if it would better my career, I would not have gone just for the money. The point was to go to a club that could win trophies."


"We don't fight about money... I hate to see people fight about money."


"The easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to have any."
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