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Money Quotes

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

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

Marilyn Monroe, American Actress

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"Prestige is the shadow of money and power."

"Prestige is the shadow of money and power."

C. Wright Mills, American Sociologist

Money, Power, Shadow

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"People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition."

"People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition."

Bob Nelson, American Consultant

Money, People, Job, May

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"Look, don't congratulate us when we buy a company, congratulate us when we sell it. Because any fool can overpay and buy a company, as long as money will last to buy it."

"Look, don't congratulate us when we buy a company, congratulate us when we sell it. Because any fool can overpay and buy a company, as long as money will last to buy it."

Henry Kravis, American Businessman

Money, Company, Fool, Will

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"I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half."

"I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half."

John Wanamaker, American Businessman

Money, Advertising

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"Money gives me pleasure all the time."

"Money gives me pleasure all the time."

Hilaire Belloc, English Poet

Money, Time, Pleasure

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"Toots said to me, 'I gotta hand it to him, thought, when he got into the big money, he came by and handed me the cash, saying, 'Here's what I'm sure I owe you.'"

"Toots said to me, 'I gotta hand it to him, thought, when he got into the big money, he came by and handed me the cash, saying, 'Here's what I'm sure I owe you.'"

Audrey Meadows, American Actress

Money, Thought, Saying

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"I think I'd like to contribute to society in some way. I don't know what that might be. Right now, I just sort of give bums money on the street."

"I think I'd like to contribute to society in some way. I don't know what that might be. Right now, I just sort of give bums money on the street."

Isabelle Kuprin, Russian Artist

Money, Society, Now, Right

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"Why waste money on psychotherapy when you can listen to the B Minor Mass?"

"Why waste money on psychotherapy when you can listen to the B Minor Mass?"

Michael Torke, American Composer

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"Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people's freedom and security."

"Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people's freedom and security."

William F. Buckley, Jr., American Journalist

Money, People, Survival, Freedom

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"If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better."

"If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better."

Swami Vivekananda, Indian Clergyman

Money, Evil, Help, Man

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"People first, then money, then things."

"People first, then money, then things."

Suze Orman, American Author

Money, People, First

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"You hope your buddies will win so you don't have to loan them any money."

"You hope your buddies will win so you don't have to loan them any money."

Chris LeDoux, American Musician

Money, Hope, Will

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"There are three easy ways of losing money - racing is the quickest, women the most pleasant, and farming the most certain."

"There are three easy ways of losing money - racing is the quickest, women the most pleasant, and farming the most certain."

Lord Amherst, British Soldier

Money, Women, Losing, Racing

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"Money is a poor man's credit card."

"Money is a poor man's credit card."

Marshall McLuhan, Canadian Sociologist

Money, Credit, Man, Poor

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"If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing."

"If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing."

Henry Kravis, American Businessman

Money, Integrity, Nothing, World

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"Libya has had to put up with too much from the Arabs for whom it has poured forth both blood and money."

"Libya has had to put up with too much from the Arabs for whom it has poured forth both blood and money."

Muammar al Gaddafi, Libyan Leader

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"We have already significant sums of money in our petroleum fund, a fund created by law that includes all the revenues received from the Timor Sea, and invests in conservative, safe, long-term investment portfolios - right now in US Treasury Bonds."

"We have already significant sums of money in our petroleum fund, a fund created by law that includes all the revenues received from the Timor Sea, and invests in conservative, safe, long-term investment portfolios - right now in US Treasury Bonds."

Jose Ramos Horta, East Timorese Politician

Money, Conservative, Investment, Law

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"I really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it."

"I really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it."

Larry Bird, American Coach

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"Isn't it a shame that future generations can't be here to see all the wonderful things we're doing with their money?"

"Isn't it a shame that future generations can't be here to see all the wonderful things we're doing with their money?"

Earl Wilson, American Journalist

Money, Future, Generations, Shame

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"For me the greatest source of income is still movies. Nothing - stocks, financial speculation, real estate speculation or businesses - makes more money for me than making movies."

"For me the greatest source of income is still movies. Nothing - stocks, financial speculation, real estate speculation or businesses - makes more money for me than making movies."

Jackie Chan, Chinese Actor

Money, Movies, Financial, Income

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"Until these college students came into town, we were all very poor and didn't have money to do anything."

"Until these college students came into town, we were all very poor and didn't have money to do anything."

Santiago Durango, American Musician

Money, College, Poor, Students

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"But the Americans have no extra money. They have their own problems. They can provide financial assistance for two, three, four, or six months at most."

"But the Americans have no extra money. They have their own problems. They can provide financial assistance for two, three, four, or six months at most."

Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian Politician

Money, Financial, Americans, Months

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"If nothing else, I have money."

"If nothing else, I have money."

Bjork, Icelandic Musician

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"The left is being funded primarily by the drug traffickers who provide this tax money and that's why the guerrillas in Colombia, unlike the guerrillas anywhere else in Latin America, have been able to survive for 40 years because they have a hard, solid source of income."

"The left is being funded primarily by the drug traffickers who provide this tax money and that's why the guerrillas in Colombia, unlike the guerrillas anywhere else in Latin America, have been able to survive for 40 years because they have a hard, solid source of income."

Alma Guillermoprieto, Mexican Journalist

Money, America, Being, Tax

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"Money can't buy love, but it improves your bargaining position."

"Money can't buy love, but it improves your bargaining position."

Christopher Marlowe, English Dramatist

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"A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money."

"A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money."

John Ruskin, English Writer

Money, Thought, Kindness, Worth

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"I turned down twelve films last year... Huge money films, but I had no respect for the writer or the work."

"I turned down twelve films last year... Huge money films, but I had no respect for the writer or the work."

Shia LaBeouf, American Actor

Money, Work, Respect, Writer

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"You aren't wealthy until you have something money can't buy."

"You aren't wealthy until you have something money can't buy."

Garth Brooks, American Musician

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"I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature."

"I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature."

Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian Novelist

Money, Literature, Nothing, Writing

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"Money tends to make people suspicious, if there's any money floating around."

"Money tends to make people suspicious, if there's any money floating around."

Mitchell Baker, American Executive

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"A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it."

"A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it."

Bob Hope, American Comedian

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"This idea of trying to repeat a success doesn't interest me. It's only really done to make money."

"This idea of trying to repeat a success doesn't interest me. It's only really done to make money."

Agnetha Faltskog, Swedish Musician

Money, Success, Idea, Interest

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"I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: 'try being rich first'. See if that doesn't cover most of it. There's not much downside to being rich, other than paying taxes and having your relatives ask you for money. But when you become famous, you end up with a 24-hour job."

"I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: 'try being rich first'. See if that doesn't cover most of it. There's not much downside to being rich, other than paying taxes and having your relatives ask you for money. But when you become famous, you end up with a 24-hour job."

Bill Murray, American Actor

Money, People, Being, End

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"The last thing you want to do, unless it's a very unusual situation, is to invest money."

"The last thing you want to do, unless it's a very unusual situation, is to invest money."

John Kluge, German Businessman

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"The whole year I was in LA I got into telemarketing and learned how to make money. Five years later that skill helped me make my first film."

"The whole year I was in LA I got into telemarketing and learned how to make money. Five years later that skill helped me make my first film."

Vin Diesel, American Actor

Money, Film, First, Skill

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"We will not lose this election for lack of money."

"We will not lose this election for lack of money."

Ed Rendell, American Politician

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"Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace."

"Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace."

Mike Ditka, American Coach

Money, Peace, Power, Success

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"The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on."

"The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on."

Warren Buffett, American Businessman

Money, Hope, Public

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"The only reason I'm in Hollywood is that I don't have the moral courage to refuse the money."

"The only reason I'm in Hollywood is that I don't have the moral courage to refuse the money."

Marlon Brando, American Actor

Money, Courage, Hollywood, Reason

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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

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"My son tried to work in films and he ultimately gave it up, he finally couldn't make a living, he couldn't support himself. He worked all the time and he didn't make enough money to have a house, have an apartment."

"My son tried to work in films and he ultimately gave it up, he finally couldn't make a living, he couldn't support himself. He worked all the time and he didn't make enough money to have a house, have an apartment."

Jeffrey Jones, American Actor

Money, Time, Work, Son

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"God help me if I ever do another movie with an explosion in it. If you see me in a movie where stuff is exploding you'll know I've lost all my money."

"God help me if I ever do another movie with an explosion in it. If you see me in a movie where stuff is exploding you'll know I've lost all my money."

Ben Affleck, American Actor

Money, God, Help

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"Money doesn't talk, it swears."

"Money doesn't talk, it swears."

Bob Dylan, American Musician

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"Listen to the lyrics - we're singing about everyday life: rich people trying to keep money, poor people tying to get it, and everyone having trouble with their husband or wife!"

"Listen to the lyrics - we're singing about everyday life: rich people trying to keep money, poor people tying to get it, and everyone having trouble with their husband or wife!"

Buddy Guy, American Musician

Money, HusbPeople, Poor, Singing

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"Money, again, has often been a cause of the delusion of the multitudes. Sober nations have all at once become desperate gamblers, and risked almost their existence upon the turn of a piece of paper."

"Money, again, has often been a cause of the delusion of the multitudes. Sober nations have all at once become desperate gamblers, and risked almost their existence upon the turn of a piece of paper."

Charles Mackay, British Poet

Money, Cause, Delusion, Existence

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"A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money."

"A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money."

Everett Dirksen, American Politician

Money, Pretty, Talking

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"We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money."

"We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money."

Davy Crockett, American Explorer

Money, Charity, Congress, Public

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"Money costs too much."

"Money costs too much."

Ross MacDonald, American Novelist

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"Money is only useful when you get rid of it. It is like the odd card in "Old Maid"; the player who is finally left with it has lost."

"Money is only useful when you get rid of it. It is like the odd card in "Old Maid"; the player who is finally left with it has lost."

Evelyn Waugh, English Author

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