Money Quotes | Beyond Motive 15/37

top of page

Money Quotes

"If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently."

"If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently."

Placido Domingo, Spanish Musician

Money, Motivation

4

"Many musicians will say they don't care about the money yet they must commit themselves to appear at given times and places, and to produce what sells, whether they believe in it or not. It depends on contracts."

"Many musicians will say they don't care about the money yet they must commit themselves to appear at given times and places, and to produce what sells, whether they believe in it or not. It depends on contracts."

Lynette Fromme, American Criminal

Money, Care, Musicians, Will

4

"So I felt, well, I'll make the money and, with the money, do what I want to do."

"So I felt, well, I'll make the money and, with the money, do what I want to do."

Jackie Cooper, American Actor

4

"Wherefore when a man giveth out his money upon condition that be may not demand it back until a certain time to come, he certainly may take a compensation for this inconvenience which he admits against himself."

"Wherefore when a man giveth out his money upon condition that be may not demand it back until a certain time to come, he certainly may take a compensation for this inconvenience which he admits against himself."

William Petty, English Economist

Money, Time, Man, May

4

"You have to go to where you can make money, and you see in the service area, in the technological area, those are the areas where we're going to create jobs."

"You have to go to where you can make money, and you see in the service area, in the technological area, those are the areas where we're going to create jobs."

Al D'Amato, American Politician

Money, Jobs, Service

4

"Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands."

"Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands."

Ryszard Kapuscinski, Polish Journalist

4

"I made a series of wrong decisions about moderately recent books, and I've sold the rights to studios for ridiculous amounts of money and the films have never been made. That's the saddest thing of all, because they're locked up and no one else can make them."

"I made a series of wrong decisions about moderately recent books, and I've sold the rights to studios for ridiculous amounts of money and the films have never been made. That's the saddest thing of all, because they're locked up and no one else can make them."

John Le Carre, English Writer

Money, Books, Decisions, Rights

4

"Money is the sovereign queen of all delights - for her, the lawyer pleads, the soldier fights."

"Money is the sovereign queen of all delights - for her, the lawyer pleads, the soldier fights."

Richard Barnfield, English Poet

4

"I mean, the way I see it is, every penny I've ever made through music is free money."

"I mean, the way I see it is, every penny I've ever made through music is free money."

Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian Musician

4

"A lot of people at Shearson ended up making a lot of money because they had stock or stock options. Their kids were able to go to college, and it changed a lot of people's lives."

"A lot of people at Shearson ended up making a lot of money because they had stock or stock options. Their kids were able to go to college, and it changed a lot of people's lives."

Sanford I. Weill, American Businessman

Money, People, College, Kids

4

"I never made lots of money at it, but I sold enough."

"I never made lots of money at it, but I sold enough."

Jack Vance, American Author

4

"I might say that in retrospect, looking at where the community college system is today, I think we may have gone too far. The community college system is so big, so broad, so consuming of tax money."

"I might say that in retrospect, looking at where the community college system is today, I think we may have gone too far. The community college system is so big, so broad, so consuming of tax money."

Daniel J. Evans, American Politician

Money, College, Community, Tax

4

"America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week."

"America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week."

Evan Esar, American Writer

4

"For some reason, it never crossed any mind in this administration to ask for the money back."

"For some reason, it never crossed any mind in this administration to ask for the money back."

Peter Schuyler, English Politician

Money, Mind, Reason

4

"I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos."

"I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos."

Duncan Sheik, American Musician

Money, Publishing

4

"Money is a never-ending problem."

"Money is a never-ending problem."

Alvin Ailey, American Dancer

4

"A good portion of the airport is on ceded lands, and lease money was paid for that. So the state's collecting lease money because all of a sudden "worthless" land now has an airport on it."

"A good portion of the airport is on ceded lands, and lease money was paid for that. So the state's collecting lease money because all of a sudden "worthless" land now has an airport on it."

Neil Abercrombie, American Politician

Money, Land, Now, State

4

"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

4

"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

4

"It was hard to turn down the money since I didn't have a job, but I didn't want to exploit my notoriety because I knew the way I'd been living was wrong."

"It was hard to turn down the money since I didn't have a job, but I didn't want to exploit my notoriety because I knew the way I'd been living was wrong."

Donna Rice, American Celebrity

Money, Job, Living, Want

4

"A lot of the point mags are going out of business. They dropped the pay tremendously and it's all because of the internet. I used to go out once a month to LA and shoot for one week. I'd make a ton of money then come back to New York and do whatever I wanted."

"A lot of the point mags are going out of business. They dropped the pay tremendously and it's all because of the internet. I used to go out once a month to LA and shoot for one week. I'd make a ton of money then come back to New York and do whatever I wanted."

Richard Kern, American Filmmaker

Money, Business, Internet

4

"I don't care about money. I really don't care. I just want to do what I do."

"I don't care about money. I really don't care. I just want to do what I do."

John Galliano, British Designer

Money, Care, Want

4

"When I got started in New York, it wasn't like it is now. If you were different from Miles and Dizzy, it was very difficult to make gigs and make money with your own style."

"When I got started in New York, it wasn't like it is now. If you were different from Miles and Dizzy, it was very difficult to make gigs and make money with your own style."

Freddie Hubbard, American Musician

Money, Now, Style

4

"We're kidding on that. One of the things I insisted upon when we went into this project was that we are full partners, going fifty-fifty, both on the money and on the say of what's going on with the books."

"We're kidding on that. One of the things I insisted upon when we went into this project was that we are full partners, going fifty-fifty, both on the money and on the say of what's going on with the books."

Robert Asprin, American Author

Money, Books, Project

4

"I spent ninety percent of my money on wine, women and song and just wasted the other ten percent."

"I spent ninety percent of my money on wine, women and song and just wasted the other ten percent."

Ronnie Hawkins, American Musician

Money, Women, Song, Wine

4

"I am particularly disturbed that our country is the largest financial supporter of an organization that not only wastes a lot of our money but also seems to be increasingly anti-American in its policies and conduct."

"I am particularly disturbed that our country is the largest financial supporter of an organization that not only wastes a lot of our money but also seems to be increasingly anti-American in its policies and conduct."

Mac Thornberry, American Politician

Money, Financial, Country

4

"What I'm saying is that there are bargains right now, there are stocks right now that if you're shrewd enough, you will be able to buy them at the opening today and I you'll make money in a year from now."

"What I'm saying is that there are bargains right now, there are stocks right now that if you're shrewd enough, you will be able to buy them at the opening today and I you'll make money in a year from now."

Jim Cramer, American Businessman

Money, Now, Right, Saying

4

"I think that in a year I may retire. I cannot take my money with me when I die and I wish to enjoy it, with my family, while I live. I should prefer living in Germany to any other country, though I am an American, and am loyal to my country."

"I think that in a year I may retire. I cannot take my money with me when I die and I wish to enjoy it, with my family, while I live. I should prefer living in Germany to any other country, though I am an American, and am loyal to my country."

Harry Houdini, Hungarian Entertainer

Money, Family, American, Country

4

"With a fascist the problem is never how best to present the truth to the public but how best to use the news to deceive the public into giving the fascist and his group more money or more power."

"With a fascist the problem is never how best to present the truth to the public but how best to use the news to deceive the public into giving the fascist and his group more money or more power."

Henry A. Wallace, American Vice President

Money, Power, Truth, Giving

4

"If you would be just as content winning a local Golden Gloves fight as you would making a pile of money as a professional, then fine, go become a boxer. But if the whole idea is for you to get rich, my God, stay in school and learn a profession."

"If you would be just as content winning a local Golden Gloves fight as you would making a pile of money as a professional, then fine, go become a boxer. But if the whole idea is for you to get rich, my God, stay in school and learn a profession."

Gerald McRaney, American Actor

Money, God, Idea, Winning

4

"I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money."

"I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money."

David Mamet, American Dramatist

Money, Thought, Hollywood, Violence

4

"Goddam money. It always ends up making you blue as hell."

"Goddam money. It always ends up making you blue as hell."

J. D. Salinger, American Novelist

4

"Acting is the easiest money you'll ever make in your life, and directing is probably the hardest money."

"Acting is the easiest money you'll ever make in your life, and directing is probably the hardest money."

Charles S. Dutton, American Actor

Money, Life, Acting

4

"Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of benevolence or self-interested enough to work hard at them for money."

"Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of benevolence or self-interested enough to work hard at them for money."

John McCarthy, American Politician

Money, Work, Benevolence, Occupations

4

"If you have millions of dollars you are not going to get to continue doing what you want. You are into a world of commitment to that money and all the people that helped you get that money."

"If you have millions of dollars you are not going to get to continue doing what you want. You are into a world of commitment to that money and all the people that helped you get that money."

Jonathan Frid, Canadian Actor

Money, People, Commitment, Want

4

"The truth, Prime Minister, is that you have run out of our money. The country as a whole is now in negative equity. Every British child is born owing around 20,000 pounds. Servicing the interest on that debt is going to cost more than educating the child."

"The truth, Prime Minister, is that you have run out of our money. The country as a whole is now in negative equity. Every British child is born owing around 20,000 pounds. Servicing the interest on that debt is going to cost more than educating the child."

Daniel Hannan, British Politician

Money, Truth, Negative, Country

4

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

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

Mike Judge, American Producer

4

"I cannot explain why they made that sequel to Secret of NIMH. Because they claim that it the original didn't make money, so what was the enthusiasm to make a sequel?"

"I cannot explain why they made that sequel to Secret of NIMH. Because they claim that it the original didn't make money, so what was the enthusiasm to make a sequel?"

Don Bluth, American Artist

Money, Enthusiasm

4

"Fame, I have already. Now I need the money."

"Fame, I have already. Now I need the money."

Wilhelm Steinitz, American Celebrity

Money, Fame, Now

4

"The first money I ever had was when I received an award from the American Association of University Women."

"The first money I ever had was when I received an award from the American Association of University Women."

Marguerite Young, American Author

Money, Women, First

4

"Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have."

"Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have."

Will Rogers, American Actor

4

"If we had loads of money as a family, things would be different and they'd come to visit more and I'd get to spend more time here. But I'm laying down roots in America so when I'm there, just being at home, it's harder to break away from that."

"If we had loads of money as a family, things would be different and they'd come to visit more and I'd get to spend more time here. But I'm laying down roots in America so when I'm there, just being at home, it's harder to break away from that."

Rick Allen, American Musician

Money, Time, Family, Home

4

"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

4

"The money can be a hindrance to someone like me because the danger is that you start thinking, 'Is that a $20 million take?' That kind of thing, and being self-critical."

"The money can be a hindrance to someone like me because the danger is that you start thinking, 'Is that a $20 million take?' That kind of thing, and being self-critical."

Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian

Money, Being, Danger, Self

4

"We measured our success not just by how much money we made, but by how much we contributed to the community. It was a two-part bottom line."

"We measured our success not just by how much money we made, but by how much we contributed to the community. It was a two-part bottom line."

Jerry Greenfield, American Businessman

Money, Success, Community

4

"People who make money often make mistakes, and even have major setbacks, but they believe they will eventually prosper, and they see every setback as a lesson to be applied in their move towards success."

"People who make money often make mistakes, and even have major setbacks, but they believe they will eventually prosper, and they see every setback as a lesson to be applied in their move towards success."

Jerry Gillies, American Author

Money, Success, People, Mistakes

4

"I mean it's the most objective industry in the world. If your numbers stink, you're out. If your numbers are good, you get more money. It's the most Darwinian, it's beautiful, it's brutal, it works."

"I mean it's the most objective industry in the world. If your numbers stink, you're out. If your numbers are good, you get more money. It's the most Darwinian, it's beautiful, it's brutal, it works."

Jim Cramer, American Businessman

Money, Numbers, World

4

"People go back to the stuff that doesn't cost a lot of money and the stuff that you don't have to hand money to over and over again. Stuff that you get for free, stuff that your older brother gives you, stuff that you can get out of the local library."

"People go back to the stuff that doesn't cost a lot of money and the stuff that you don't have to hand money to over and over again. Stuff that you get for free, stuff that your older brother gives you, stuff that you can get out of the local library."

Frank Black, American Musician

Money, Brother, People

4

"I didn't feel the Depression at all. I always had a pocketful of money."

"I didn't feel the Depression at all. I always had a pocketful of money."

Walter Annenberg, American Businessman

Money, Depression

4

"Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives."

"Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives."

Paul Wellstone, American Politician

Money, Politics, Power, People

4

bottom of page