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Money Quotes


"Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money and the stakes are a lot higher."


"But I don't need to use politics as a way of making money."


"When we were trying to get the money for Driving Miss Daisy, everyone kept saying no one could direct it well enough to entertain an audience for 100 minutes essentially watching three people chatting in the kitchen."


"We continue to subsidize highways and aviation, but when it comes to our passenger rail system, we refuse to provide the money Amtrak needs to survive."


"Money buys many things... The best of which is freedom."


"So that's why I said, if you look at the average, you would see the money New York got this year was in line with the average across the prior three years and substantially more, by a country mile, than the money given to any other city."


"Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras will soon go down in quality."


"Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due to mismanagement."


"You know, a lot of people are just interested in, in building a company so they can make money and get out."


"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."


"But even with no money you could still go to places like the Scotch Club and, you know, John Lennon might be sitting right over there, but I was certainly not a part of any of that circle. I was truly peripheral."


"People didn't stop spending money, they just spent it on things that complement their PCs."


"Well, everybody is trying to make this a money thing. If you send me to another team, let's see what I ask for. I won't ask for nothing. I'll play under the same terms. So it is not Gary wants more money. Gary has money. What else do I need?"


"Crafts make us feel rooted, give us a sense of belonging and connect us with our history. Our ancestors used to create these crafts out of necessity, and now we do them for fun, to make money and to express ourselves."


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


"Music has always been my back door to life. It is important for people to find something that excites them. I like the concept that if you do what excites you, you will be rewarded generously, whatever form reward takes, which is not necessarily money."


"And one of the things we did here was we put the maximum amount of money up front in those cities that were at the greater risk, but that doesn't mean that we keep rebuilding the same security over and over again."


"There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody."


"When a man gets his money in bad ways, when he sees the better course and takes the worse, then the devil's in his heart, and that fixes him."


"Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread."


"I have a problem with too much money. I can't reinvest it fast enough, and because I reinvest it, more money comes in. Yes, the rich do get richer."


"We have seen that, in another unfunded mandate, the so-called No Child Left Behind Act, which created tougher standards, and we all support that, but Congress did not provide the money to attract and hire the best teachers."


"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."


"Marketers are out there trying to figure out how to get your money out of your child."


"An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine."


"I don't return anybody's calls unless it's going to mean extra money for me. And I've completely cut off all relationships with any friends that I had before the show. And I've copped an attitude."


"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."


"The first and most imperative necessity in war is money, for money means everything else - men, guns, ammunition."


"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."


"Be realistic and truthful - and tell Hong Kong businessmen honestly that they should go for long-term investments since it is unlikely money can be made in the short haul."


"It's easier for me to get three times the amount of money I really want."


"Charter schools are public schools that operate, to a certain extent, outside the system. They have more control over their teachers, curriculum and resources. They also have less money than public schools."
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