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Money Quotes

"My mother always said don't marry for money, divorce for money."

"My mother always said don't marry for money, divorce for money."

Wendy Liebman, American Comedian

Money, Mother, Divorce

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

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

Katherine Whitehorn, British Journalist

Money, Children

9

"I know that money speaks more loudly than need."

"I know that money speaks more loudly than need."

Knute Nelson, American Politician

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"War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money."

"War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money."

Ted Turner, American Businessman

Money, War, Financial, Blood

9

"If money titles meant anything, I'd play more tournaments. The only thing that means a lot to me is winning. If I have more wins than anybody else and win more majors than anybody else in the same year, then it's been a good year."

"If money titles meant anything, I'd play more tournaments. The only thing that means a lot to me is winning. If I have more wins than anybody else and win more majors than anybody else in the same year, then it's been a good year."

Tiger Woods, American Athlete

Money, Winning, Play, Titles

9

"There are a lot of girls that will try to hook up with you, then try to have your kid because they figure they're going to get all this money from you."

"There are a lot of girls that will try to hook up with you, then try to have your kid because they figure they're going to get all this money from you."

Dustin Diamond, American Actor

Money, Girls, Will

9

"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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"I hadn't worked for a couple of years so I thought it would be nice to earn some money and pay the bills."

"I hadn't worked for a couple of years so I thought it would be nice to earn some money and pay the bills."

Gary Oldman, English Actor

Money, Thought, Years

9

"It's a sin to have your films not to make money."

"It's a sin to have your films not to make money."

Ellen Burstyn, American Actress

9

"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."

"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, American Scientist

Money, Philosophy, State, Winter

9

"One could make money and get a career going with a low-budget horror film about killers attacking on holidays. It is always flattering to have somebody copy you."

"One could make money and get a career going with a low-budget horror film about killers attacking on holidays. It is always flattering to have somebody copy you."

John Carpenter, American Director

Money, Career, Film, Holidays

9

"I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame."

"I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame."

Curt Flood, American Athlete

Money, Coaching, Fame, Jobs

9

"I don't mind that I'm fat. You still get the same money."

"I don't mind that I'm fat. You still get the same money."

Marlon Brando, American Actor

9

"Thus, the use of fiat money is more justifiable in financing a depression than in financing a war."

"Thus, the use of fiat money is more justifiable in financing a depression than in financing a war."

Carroll Quigley, American Writer

Money, War, Depression

9

"I'm a businesswoman who's serious about her money. I want an empire."

"I'm a businesswoman who's serious about her money. I want an empire."

Toni Braxton, American Musician

9

"Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without giving an equivalent for it."

"Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without giving an equivalent for it."

Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman

Money, Cards, Gambling, Giving

9

"Money is not wealth. Money is a claim on wealth."

"Money is not wealth. Money is a claim on wealth."

David Korten, American Activist

9

"I think there's only one or two films where I've had all the financial support I needed. All the rest, I wish I'd had the money to shoot another ten days."

"I think there's only one or two films where I've had all the financial support I needed. All the rest, I wish I'd had the money to shoot another ten days."

Martin Scorsese, American Director

Money, Financial, Rest, Support

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"Now that I'm gettin' old enough to get some money, I'd like to have some money. I don't get much made, I need to conquer a big chunk of money. Not quit playin' but quit playin' so hard."

"Now that I'm gettin' old enough to get some money, I'd like to have some money. I don't get much made, I need to conquer a big chunk of money. Not quit playin' but quit playin' so hard."

Muddy Waters, American Musician

Money, Now, Old

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"I like big, secure companies. I know what they do for a living. When I see their names on my monthly statement I know how they make their money."

"I like big, secure companies. I know what they do for a living. When I see their names on my monthly statement I know how they make their money."

John Fisher, English Clergyman

Money, Living, Names

8

"When you're in the States and you're a writer and you've got money and you walk into a bank, you're a bum with money."

"When you're in the States and you're a writer and you've got money and you walk into a bank, you're a bum with money."

Norman Spinrad, American Author

Money, States, Writer

8

"We've discovered that the less we do, the more money we make."

"We've discovered that the less we do, the more money we make."

Eric Idle, English Comedian

8

"Teachers can go on cruises with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and anyone can spend the summer as a volunteer in a National Parks and even earn money doing it."

"Teachers can go on cruises with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and anyone can spend the summer as a volunteer in a National Parks and even earn money doing it."

Matthew Lesko, American Entertainer

Money, Summer, Teachers

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"When someone succeeded in quickly making a lot of money in America, people said he had made his fortune."

"When someone succeeded in quickly making a lot of money in America, people said he had made his fortune."

Julius Streicher, German Soldier

Money, People, America, Fortune

8

"All they had to do was put my name on a marquee and watch the money roll in."

"All they had to do was put my name on a marquee and watch the money roll in."

Gloria Swanson, American Actress

8

"The money part is one of the most difficult things. Coppola always said I should do a tango movie. If it hadn't been for him, I don't know where we would have gotten the money."

"The money part is one of the most difficult things. Coppola always said I should do a tango movie. If it hadn't been for him, I don't know where we would have gotten the money."

Robert Duvall, American Actor

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"Yeah, we shot ourselves in the foot right out of the gate. The guy who ran it at first misled pretty much everybody about how much capital we had. He said we had enough to go three years without making money, and we had enough to go three weeks."

"Yeah, we shot ourselves in the foot right out of the gate. The guy who ran it at first misled pretty much everybody about how much capital we had. He said we had enough to go three years without making money, and we had enough to go three weeks."

Al Franken, American Comedian

Money, First, Pretty, Right

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"There's the concept that if I do this big budget project, then that will help me do the things I really want to do and bring more money to those films."

"There's the concept that if I do this big budget project, then that will help me do the things I really want to do and bring more money to those films."

Giovanni Ribisi, American Actor

Money, Help, Project, Want

8

"And after I make a lot of money, I'll be able to afford running for office."

"And after I make a lot of money, I'll be able to afford running for office."

Christy Romano, American Actress

Money, Office, Running

8

"I don't believe that I personally have been changed by the money. The bad thing is people assume you've changed because now you have money."

"I don't believe that I personally have been changed by the money. The bad thing is people assume you've changed because now you have money."

Shaquille O'Neal, American Athlete

Money, People, Now

8

"Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital."

"Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital."

Mary Quant, English Designer

Money, Being, Fun

8

"I think it's too bad that everybody's decided to turn on drugs, I don't think drugs are the problem. Crime is the problem. Cops are the problem. Money's the problem. But drugs are just drugs."

"I think it's too bad that everybody's decided to turn on drugs, I don't think drugs are the problem. Crime is the problem. Cops are the problem. Money's the problem. But drugs are just drugs."

Jerry Garcia, American Musician

Money, Crime, Drugs

8

"No, I'm happy doing this. Five sweaters and a pair of dirty pants, you can make pretty good money."

"No, I'm happy doing this. Five sweaters and a pair of dirty pants, you can make pretty good money."

McLean Stevenson, American Actor

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"I didn't plan on rock-n-roll. I wanted to learn jazz; I got to know some people doing rock-n-roll with jazz, and I thought I could make some money playing music."

"I didn't plan on rock-n-roll. I wanted to learn jazz; I got to know some people doing rock-n-roll with jazz, and I thought I could make some money playing music."

Robby Krieger, American Musician

Money, Music, Thought, People

8

"All that money stuff was so strange; all it ever meant to me was freedom from worry. I'm happier now than I've ever been but I still wish I had that money."

"All that money stuff was so strange; all it ever meant to me was freedom from worry. I'm happier now than I've ever been but I still wish I had that money."

Dana Plato, American Actress

Money, Freedom, Now, Worry

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"Land in Hawaii is money. What I'm talking about here is ceded land - land that belonged to the kingdom and was ceded to the republic and then to the state when we achieved statehood."

"Land in Hawaii is money. What I'm talking about here is ceded land - land that belonged to the kingdom and was ceded to the republic and then to the state when we achieved statehood."

Neil Abercrombie, American Politician

Money, Land, State, Talking

8

"I make a lot of money and I'm worth every cent."

"I make a lot of money and I'm worth every cent."

Naomi Campbell, British Model

8

"People would pay money to work at CNN."

"People would pay money to work at CNN."

Larry King, American Entertainer

Money, Work, People

8

"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

8

"Then in came this script with another very low offer, and another drug addict and a depressing and difficult part to play. I thought, 'Why should I put myself through that for hardly any money?'"

"Then in came this script with another very low offer, and another drug addict and a depressing and difficult part to play. I thought, 'Why should I put myself through that for hardly any money?'"

Ellen Burstyn, American Actress

Money, Thought, Play

8

"The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it."

"The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it."

Edith Wharton, American Author

8

"The fact that the movement was carried on by women who, for the most part, had no money of their own and were totally inexperienced in organization, and that they won their fight in about two generations, makes a story often dramatic and always worth preserving."

"The fact that the movement was carried on by women who, for the most part, had no money of their own and were totally inexperienced in organization, and that they won their fight in about two generations, makes a story often dramatic and always worth preserving."

Florence E. Allen, American Judge

Money, Women, Fact, Fight

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"I don't even know what sound is, much less what it's for. It isn't to make money that's for sure. I've never made any."

"I don't even know what sound is, much less what it's for. It isn't to make money that's for sure. I've never made any."

Don Van Vliet, American Artist

8

"It doesn't matter whether you are rich or poor - as long as you've got money."

"It doesn't matter whether you are rich or poor - as long as you've got money."

Joe E. Lewis, American Comedian

8

"According to New York publishers, Bill Clinton will get more money for his book than Hillary Clinton got for hers. Well, duh. At least his book has some sex in it."

"According to New York publishers, Bill Clinton will get more money for his book than Hillary Clinton got for hers. Well, duh. At least his book has some sex in it."

Jay Leno, American Comedian

Money, Sex, Will

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"And now it looks like I'm probably going to shoot a movie that I wrote. I got the money to do it, and I would star and all, because of being on Howard."

"And now it looks like I'm probably going to shoot a movie that I wrote. I got the money to do it, and I would star and all, because of being on Howard."

Artie Lange, American Actor

Money, Being, Now

8

"Is it not odd that the only generous person I ever knew, who had money to be generous with, should be a stockbroker."

"Is it not odd that the only generous person I ever knew, who had money to be generous with, should be a stockbroker."

Percy Bysshe Shelley, English Poet

8

"Theater is not to make a living, so I don't have the money pressure."

"Theater is not to make a living, so I don't have the money pressure."

Dianne Wiest, American Actress

Money, Living, Pressure, Theater

8

"Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor."

"Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor."

Jack Lemmon, American Actor

8

"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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