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Money Quotes

"They're paying me an outrageous sum of money; $40,000 a week, which is totally silly."

"They're paying me an outrageous sum of money; $40,000 a week, which is totally silly."

Cass Elliot, American Musician

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"I advise everybody not to save: spend your money. Most people save all their lives and leave it to somebody else. Money is to be enjoyed."

"I advise everybody not to save: spend your money. Most people save all their lives and leave it to somebody else. Money is to be enjoyed."

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress

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"If we get the donations, I think we're going to raise a significant amount of money; some will be used for some administered costs, but the public portion of that will go directly into grants."

"If we get the donations, I think we're going to raise a significant amount of money; some will be used for some administered costs, but the public portion of that will go directly into grants."

Montel Williams, American Entertainer

Money, Public, Will

46

"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

45

"I don't publish the books to make money, not at all."

"I don't publish the books to make money, not at all."

Peter Sotos, American Writer

45

"I told my father I wanted to play the banjo, and so he saved the money and got ready to give me a banjo for my next birthday, and between that time and my birthday, I lost interest in the banjo and was playing guitar."

"I told my father I wanted to play the banjo, and so he saved the money and got ready to give me a banjo for my next birthday, and between that time and my birthday, I lost interest in the banjo and was playing guitar."

Jackson Browne, American Musician

Money, Time, Birthday, Father

45

"The one good thing about television is the money; you can make a lot more money than in newspapers."

"The one good thing about television is the money; you can make a lot more money than in newspapers."

Will McDonough, American Writer

Money, Newspapers, Television

45

"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

45

"We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent - criticism."

"We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent - criticism."

Frank Howard Clark, American Writer

Money, Time, Talent, Criticism

45

"I've never seen American Idol but I am grateful to them. That show is one of Fox's biggest moneymakers, and some of that money goes to pay for shows like Prison Break. Simon Cowell's been signing my paychecks and for that I say thanks."

"I've never seen American Idol but I am grateful to them. That show is one of Fox's biggest moneymakers, and some of that money goes to pay for shows like Prison Break. Simon Cowell's been signing my paychecks and for that I say thanks."

Wentworth Miller, English Actor

Money, American, Prison

45

"The record industry is still pissed off that other people are making money off their business, even if it promotes their products and increases their sales. I think they're still mad about radio."

"The record industry is still pissed off that other people are making money off their business, even if it promotes their products and increases their sales. I think they're still mad about radio."

Jonathan Potter, Scottish Psychologist

Money, Business, People, Sales

45

"As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money."

"As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money."

Smokey Robinson, American Musician

45

"But we did conclude that Ray had actually killed Dr. King pursuant to his theory that he was going to be able to get hold of that money. He had learned of this offer through his ties in the Missouri State Penitentiary."

"But we did conclude that Ray had actually killed Dr. King pursuant to his theory that he was going to be able to get hold of that money. He had learned of this offer through his ties in the Missouri State Penitentiary."

Louis Stokes, American Politician

Money, State, Theory

45

"Success and money can really be quite blinding."

"Success and money can really be quite blinding."

Jim Harrison, American Writer

45

"Luckily I have a brother who looks after my administration and my money, because I'm a total spendthrift."

"Luckily I have a brother who looks after my administration and my money, because I'm a total spendthrift."

Soundarya, Indian Actress

45

"False riches, consisting of money, houses and lands, acquired by selfish means at cost to others and thereafter used selfishly, are almost always used for the oppression of other persons."

"False riches, consisting of money, houses and lands, acquired by selfish means at cost to others and thereafter used selfishly, are almost always used for the oppression of other persons."

Joseph Rutherford, American Clergyman

Money, Houses, Oppression

45

"I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be a big star. All those things I saw in the films and on the media took hold of me, and perhaps I thought this was my god: the goal of making money."

"I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be a big star. All those things I saw in the films and on the media took hold of me, and perhaps I thought this was my god: the goal of making money."

Cat Stevens, British Musician

Money, Music, Thought, Goal

45

"I'm involved in Project ALS which is trying to get money for stem cell research. That's one I've been pretty involved with because if you can cure that, you can cure so many other diseases."

"I'm involved in Project ALS which is trying to get money for stem cell research. That's one I've been pretty involved with because if you can cure that, you can cure so many other diseases."

Gina Gershon, American Actress

Money, Cure, Pretty, Project

45

"Mandatory minimums have been shown to be discriminatory and waste the taxpayers' money."

"Mandatory minimums have been shown to be discriminatory and waste the taxpayers' money."

Bobby Scott, American Politician

45

"Drug prohibition has caused gang warfare and other violent crimes by raising the prices of drugs so much that vicious criminals enter the market to make astronomical profits, and addicts rob and steal to get money to pay the inflated prices for their drugs."

"Drug prohibition has caused gang warfare and other violent crimes by raising the prices of drugs so much that vicious criminals enter the market to make astronomical profits, and addicts rob and steal to get money to pay the inflated prices for their drugs."

Michael Badnarik, American Politician

Money, Drugs, Prohibition

45

"You must spend money to make money."

"You must spend money to make money."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

45

"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

45

"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

45

"Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort is spent, rather than whether the money or effort actually achieves the announced goal."

"Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort is spent, rather than whether the money or effort actually achieves the announced goal."

Donald Rumsfeld, American Politician

Money, Goal, Bureaucracy, Congress

45

"When I had money in the past, I would always travel rather than spend it on big apartments or cars. And I still feel exactly the same way."

"When I had money in the past, I would always travel rather than spend it on big apartments or cars. And I still feel exactly the same way."

Robin Wright Penn, American Actress

Money, Travel, Past

45

"There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich."

"There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich."

Marlene Dietrich, American Actress

Money, Being, Difference

45

"You cut their money back, for one thing... I go back a long way with the NEA."

"You cut their money back, for one thing... I go back a long way with the NEA."

Charlton Heston, American Actor

45

"I don't have any blindness when it comes to my money. As an actor, you can get distracted by your work. I do keep an eye on my nest egg, if you will."

"I don't have any blindness when it comes to my money. As an actor, you can get distracted by your work. I do keep an eye on my nest egg, if you will."

Judd Nelson, American Actor

Money, Work, Blindness

45

"We couldn't be making as much money, if we had to deal with stranger behaviour. And right now, anybody who slows down our economic productivity, off they go. We have a place for them, the psychiatric institution. That's the main thing, they slow things down."

"We couldn't be making as much money, if we had to deal with stranger behaviour. And right now, anybody who slows down our economic productivity, off they go. We have a place for them, the psychiatric institution. That's the main thing, they slow things down."

Chester Brown, Canadian Cartoonist

Money, Now, Productivity, Right

45

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

"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, American Musician

Money, Truth, America, Lies

45

"I think the reality is that, that money was probably badly spent."

"I think the reality is that, that money was probably badly spent."

Alan Hansen, Scottish Athlete

45

"Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money."

"Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money."

J. Edgar Hoover, American Public Servant

Money, Society, Banks

45

"I didn't think I would make this much money."

"I didn't think I would make this much money."

Mike Judge, American Producer

45

"I don't like money actually, but it quiets the nerves."

"I don't like money actually, but it quiets the nerves."

Joe E. Lewis, American Comedian

45

"The bottom line of Hollywood is money."

"The bottom line of Hollywood is money."

Victoria Jackson, American Comedian

Money, Hollywood

45

"It is no secret that those of us in the Northwest believe the Administration's proposal to drive up the cost of electricity in our region is not only misguided, but also will not achieve the intended goal of raising money for the treasury."

"It is no secret that those of us in the Northwest believe the Administration's proposal to drive up the cost of electricity in our region is not only misguided, but also will not achieve the intended goal of raising money for the treasury."

Greg Walden, American Politician

Money, Goal, Electricity, Will

45

"Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working."

"Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

Money, People, Sense, Waste

45

"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."

"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, American Businessman

Money, Information, President, Will

45

"Money is not real. It is a conscious agreement on measuring value."

"Money is not real. It is a conscious agreement on measuring value."

John Ralston Saul, Canadian Author

Money, Agreement, Value

45

"A rise in wages, from an alteration in the value of money, produces a general effect on price, and for that reason it produces no real effect whatever on profits."

"A rise in wages, from an alteration in the value of money, produces a general effect on price, and for that reason it produces no real effect whatever on profits."

David Ricardo, British Economist

Money, Effect, Reason, Value

45

"I think people are too hard on the Pistols. The Pistols started the whole punk thing and never saw much money."

"I think people are too hard on the Pistols. The Pistols started the whole punk thing and never saw much money."

Gavin Rossdale, British Musician

Money, People, Punk

45

"I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money."

"I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money."

Kate Smith, American Musician

45

"That money talks, I'll not deny, I heard it once: It said, 'Goodbye'."

"That money talks, I'll not deny, I heard it once: It said, 'Goodbye'."

Richard Armour, American Poet

45

"Long made it possible for me to get on records, so what little money he did take from me, if any at all, he was entitled to it. He didn't take something from me."

"Long made it possible for me to get on records, so what little money he did take from me, if any at all, he was entitled to it. He didn't take something from me."

Brownie McGhee, American Musician

45

"I would argue that's because we had a bunch of smart people running around here. They were coming in and working very hard and many of them had left jobs in which they made significantly more money."

"I would argue that's because we had a bunch of smart people running around here. They were coming in and working very hard and many of them had left jobs in which they made significantly more money."

John Hickenlooper, American Politician

Money, People, Jobs, Running

45

"The more people's money you take to do something, the more inputs you get."

"The more people's money you take to do something, the more inputs you get."

Thomas Lennon, American Actor

45

"Maybe money can't buy happiness, but it can get you a nice little villa in Tuscany, and that's close enough for me."

"Maybe money can't buy happiness, but it can get you a nice little villa in Tuscany, and that's close enough for me."

Lois Greiman, American Author

Money, Happiness, Humor, Comfort

45

"I have grown up alone. I've taken care of myself. I worked, earned money and was independent at 18."

"I have grown up alone. I've taken care of myself. I worked, earned money and was independent at 18."

Ingrid Bergman, Swedish Actress

45

"Nobody leaves a hotel without getting a full measure of three months of rental assistance. So no one has been evicted - no one who's eligible has been evicted from a hotel without getting a significant amount of money to find - to pay for their rent."

"Nobody leaves a hotel without getting a full measure of three months of rental assistance. So no one has been evicted - no one who's eligible has been evicted from a hotel without getting a significant amount of money to find - to pay for their rent."

Michael Chertoff, American Civil Servant

Money, Measure, Months

45

"The hardware manufacturers, game designers, cable companies and computer companies and, in fact, film studios are going to ensure that this thing marches on. They know that they are going to make an enormous amount of money from it."

"The hardware manufacturers, game designers, cable companies and computer companies and, in fact, film studios are going to ensure that this thing marches on. They know that they are going to make an enormous amount of money from it."

Thomas Dolby, English Musician

Money, Computer, Fact, Film

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