Money Quotes | Beyond Motive 14/37

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Money Quotes

"People just expect you to show up, be a cartoon character of yourself, take your money and go home. But don't screw up to the point where you're gonna be out of the picture."

"People just expect you to show up, be a cartoon character of yourself, take your money and go home. But don't screw up to the point where you're gonna be out of the picture."

Jimmy Chamberlin, American Musician

Money, Home, People, Character

36

"What makes the most money for this business? Dead rock stars."

"What makes the most money for this business? Dead rock stars."

Courtney Love, American Musician

Money, Business, Stars

36

"Every decision that you make you have to be incredible congruent. It doesn't mean that you have to starve. If you need money, you do something that gives you money, that's normal."

"Every decision that you make you have to be incredible congruent. It doesn't mean that you have to starve. If you need money, you do something that gives you money, that's normal."

Gael Garcia Bernal, Mexican Actor

Money, Decision

36

"I wasn't raised with money, so I had to get used to having it. I think I've adjusted to it pretty well."

"I wasn't raised with money, so I had to get used to having it. I think I've adjusted to it pretty well."

Christine McVie, American Musician

36

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money."

Ernie Banks, American Athlete

36

"The Internet is a powerful way to make lots of money... But we are not going to buy Yahoo!"

"The Internet is a powerful way to make lots of money... But we are not going to buy Yahoo!"

Sumner Redstone, American Businessman

Money, Internet

36

"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

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"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

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"Several times we were stranded in strange places without any money and with our credit cards cancelled - trapped in a hotel that we couldn't check out of because we had no money to check out."

"Several times we were stranded in strange places without any money and with our credit cards cancelled - trapped in a hotel that we couldn't check out of because we had no money to check out."

Renny Harlin, Finnish Director

Money, Cards, Credit

36

"I wanted to be an actress. In college I was a serious feminist and very political. I was determined to get one thing out of my career and that was respect. I didn't want money. I didn't care about fame."

"I wanted to be an actress. In college I was a serious feminist and very political. I was determined to get one thing out of my career and that was respect. I didn't want money. I didn't care about fame."

Christine Lahti, American Actress

Money, Care, Career, College

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"I did it at night because I loved it. I never did it to make money, as a job. I just did it because I had to."

"I did it at night because I loved it. I never did it to make money, as a job. I just did it because I had to."

Danielle Steel, American Novelist

Money, Job, Night

36

"If you don't want to work you have to work to earn enough money so that you won't have to work."

"If you don't want to work you have to work to earn enough money so that you won't have to work."

Ogden Nash, American Poet

Money, Work, Want

36

"You can get rich making fun of me. I know. I've made lots of money making fun of me."

"You can get rich making fun of me. I know. I've made lots of money making fun of me."

Glenn Beck, American Journalist

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"My mother and my father were teachers. My grandmother and my grandfather were teachers. This is something I really know about. Even when I was a kid, it was a profession my father couldn't stay in, because he couldn't make enough money."

"My mother and my father were teachers. My grandmother and my grandfather were teachers. This is something I really know about. Even when I was a kid, it was a profession my father couldn't stay in, because he couldn't make enough money."

Warren Beatty, American Actor

Money, Mother, Father, Profession

36

"I cannot afford to waste my time making money."

"I cannot afford to waste my time making money."

Louis Agassiz, Swiss Scientist

Money, Time, Waste

36

"There's way easier ways to make money, let's just put it that way."

"There's way easier ways to make money, let's just put it that way."

Sebastian Bach, Canadian Musician

36

"Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones."

"Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones."

Nicolas de Chamfort, French Writer

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"If you got the money honey I got the time and when you run out of money honey I run out of time."

"If you got the money honey I got the time and when you run out of money honey I run out of time."

Willie Nelson, American Musician

36

"The money's the same, whether you earn it or scam it."

"The money's the same, whether you earn it or scam it."

Bobby Heenan, American Entertainer

36

"I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it."

"I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it."

Joel Osteen, American Clergyman

36

"Americans like to make money; Canadians like to audit it. I know no other country where accountants have a higher social and moral status."

"Americans like to make money; Canadians like to audit it. I know no other country where accountants have a higher social and moral status."

Northrop Frye, Canadian Critic

Money, Americans, Country

36

"Money and corruption are ruining the land, crooked politicians betray the working man, pocketing the profits and treating us like sheep, and we're tired of hearing promises that we know they'll never keep."

"Money and corruption are ruining the land, crooked politicians betray the working man, pocketing the profits and treating us like sheep, and we're tired of hearing promises that we know they'll never keep."

Ray Davies, English Musician

Money, Corruption, Hearing, Land

36

"Now Congress learns that the Veterans Administration failed to provide complete, accurate information on the money it needs for both this year and next year."

"Now Congress learns that the Veterans Administration failed to provide complete, accurate information on the money it needs for both this year and next year."

Doc Hastings, American Politician

Money, Congress, Information, Needs

36

"Lives, like money, are spent. What are you buying with yours?"

"Lives, like money, are spent. What are you buying with yours?"

Roy H. Williams, American Businessman

36

"It's difficult when you have to turn down a tremendous amount of money because you don't like what the script is saying and you don't have any money."

"It's difficult when you have to turn down a tremendous amount of money because you don't like what the script is saying and you don't have any money."

Tim Robbins, American Actor

36

"Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier."

"Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier."

Margaret Young, American Musician

Money, People, Order, Want

36

"We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back."

"We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back."

Lee Iacocca, American Businessman

36

"Being horrible in a big film is a quicker nosedive than doing an obscure film and making no money."

"Being horrible in a big film is a quicker nosedive than doing an obscure film and making no money."

Renee Zellweger, American Actress

Money, Being, Film

36

"Spare no expense to save money on this one."

"Spare no expense to save money on this one."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

36

"We had plenty of clothes and no money."

"We had plenty of clothes and no money."

Cesar Romero, American Actor

36

"Are some women and children going to die? Yeah. But it's doing the right thing. You got money, you sit around talking about peace. People who don't have money need some help."

"Are some women and children going to die? Yeah. But it's doing the right thing. You got money, you sit around talking about peace. People who don't have money need some help."

Kid Rock, American Musician

Money, Women, Peace, People

36

"Regarding fame, fortune and Oregon I do wish I had more money."

"Regarding fame, fortune and Oregon I do wish I had more money."

John Fahey, American Musician

Money, Fame, Fortune

36

"And so I was doing that and starving and somebody said you should model and I ran when they told me how much money you could make and I did a television commercial the first job."

"And so I was doing that and starving and somebody said you should model and I ran when they told me how much money you could make and I did a television commercial the first job."

Sela Ward, American Actress

Money, First, Job, Television

36

"Like all parents, my husband and I just do the best we can, hold our breath and hope we've set aside enough money for our kid's therapy."

"Like all parents, my husband and I just do the best we can, hold our breath and hope we've set aside enough money for our kid's therapy."

Michelle Pfeiffer, American Actress

Money, HusbHope, Parents, Therapy

36

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

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

Christie Hefner, American Businessman

Money, People, Fight, Hate

36

"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

36

"Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets."

"Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets."

Federico Fellini, Italian Director

Money, Poetry, Poets

36

"This is odd, but there are certain things that are really embarrassing to talk about - one is my job and the success that I've had in it, and the other is money."

"This is odd, but there are certain things that are really embarrassing to talk about - one is my job and the success that I've had in it, and the other is money."

Rick Moody, American Novelist

Money, Success, Job, Talk

36

"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

36

"I turn over a lot of money for a lot of people and I'm the smallest fish in it."

"I turn over a lot of money for a lot of people and I'm the smallest fish in it."

Michael Hutchence, Australian Musician

Money, People, Fish

36

"If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money."

"If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money."

Lamar Alexander, American Politician

35

"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

35

"Nobody thought about having more money than you could ever spend."

"Nobody thought about having more money than you could ever spend."

Slick Rick, American Musician

35

"Liberalism does not preclude an organisation of the flow of money in which some channels are used in decision making while others are only good for the payment of debts."

"Liberalism does not preclude an organisation of the flow of money in which some channels are used in decision making while others are only good for the payment of debts."

Jean-Francois Lyotard, French Philosopher

Money, Decision, Liberalism

35

"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

35

"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

35

"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

35

"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

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"Money is always on its way somewhere. What you do with it while it is in your keeping and the direction you send it in say much about you. Your treatment of and respect for money, how you make it, and how you spend it, reflect your character."

"Money is always on its way somewhere. What you do with it while it is in your keeping and the direction you send it in say much about you. Your treatment of and respect for money, how you make it, and how you spend it, reflect your character."

Gary Ryan Blair, American Author

Money, Character, Direction, Respect

35

"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

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