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"The real literary editors have mostly been fired. Those that remain are all "bottom line" editors; everything depends on the money."
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
"The real literary editors have mostly been fired. Those that remain are all "bottom line" editors; everything depends on the money."
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"The Bollywood distribution system is so corrupt that they have trouble making money off movies. So they sell shoes that an actress stepped in. If they turned up the amps some, maybe they could sell the actresses."
Bruce Sterling
"The Bollywood distribution system is so corrupt that they have trouble making money off movies. So they sell shoes that an actress stepped in. If they turned up the amps some, maybe they could sell the actresses."
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"When I became the chair of the British Film Institute, I didn't understand how much of my time would be taken up with trying to make a case for the British Film Institute: what it's for, why it exists, why it needs its money."
Anthony Minghella
"When I became the chair of the British Film Institute, I didn't understand how much of my time would be taken up with trying to make a case for the British Film Institute: what it's for, why it exists, why it needs its money."
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"A lot of pop music is about stealing pocket money from children."
Ian Anderson
"A lot of pop music is about stealing pocket money from children."
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"Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time."
George Gissing
"Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time."
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"What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is, not money, but votes."
James L. Buckley
"What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is, not money, but votes."
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"I talked to General Downer about some of the funding about the National Guard and some of the civil defense workers, the firefighters, the police officers, and the way that FEMA is making them spend that money. We have got a problem there."
Lynn Westmoreland
"I talked to General Downer about some of the funding about the National Guard and some of the civil defense workers, the firefighters, the police officers, and the way that FEMA is making them spend that money. We have got a problem there."
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"It's never been about making money."
Rob Zombie
"It's never been about making money."
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"If any man, out of an humour, should turn all his Estate into Money, and keep it dead, he would soon be sensible of Poverty growing upon him, whilst he is eating out of the quick stock."
Dudley North
"If any man, out of an humour, should turn all his Estate into Money, and keep it dead, he would soon be sensible of Poverty growing upon him, whilst he is eating out of the quick stock."
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"The mutual fund industry provided the money for Intel and Motorola and Hewlett-Packard to crush the competitors."
Jim Cramer
"The mutual fund industry provided the money for Intel and Motorola and Hewlett-Packard to crush the competitors."
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"The only thing I like about rich people is their money."
Nancy Astor
"The only thing I like about rich people is their money."
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"Why do you judge me as a musician, John? All I'm interested in is making money."
Glenn Miller
"Why do you judge me as a musician, John? All I'm interested in is making money."
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"Vesco was always on the trail in search of money."
Arthur Herzog
"Vesco was always on the trail in search of money."
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"The modern banking system manufactures money out of nothing."
Josiah Stamp
"The modern banking system manufactures money out of nothing."
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"People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made."
Joan Rivers
"People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made."
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"Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery."
Beverly Johnson
"Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery."
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"Great moments in science: Einstein discovers that time is actually money."
Gary Larson
"Great moments in science: Einstein discovers that time is actually money."
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"The rule is not to talk about money with people who have much more or much less than you."
Katherine Whitehorn
"The rule is not to talk about money with people who have much more or much less than you."
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"It is unfortunately none too well understood that, just as the State has no money of its own, so it has no power of its own."
Albert J. Nock
"It is unfortunately none too well understood that, just as the State has no money of its own, so it has no power of its own."
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"To be candid with you, free agency hurts all sports. It's great for athletes making an enormous amount of money. But to say it helps the sports, I don't believe that."
Jerry West
"To be candid with you, free agency hurts all sports. It's great for athletes making an enormous amount of money. But to say it helps the sports, I don't believe that."
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"When they look back on me I want 'em to remember me not for all my wives, although I've had a few, and certainly not for any mansions or high livin' money I made and spent. I want 'em to remember me simply for my music."
Jerry Lee Lewis
"When they look back on me I want 'em to remember me not for all my wives, although I've had a few, and certainly not for any mansions or high livin' money I made and spent. I want 'em to remember me simply for my music."
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"So Europe's a big driver. And at one point, if the euro hadn't devalued, they would have been making as much money as the US with half the stores. Returns were higher."
Jim Cantalupo
"So Europe's a big driver. And at one point, if the euro hadn't devalued, they would have been making as much money as the US with half the stores. Returns were higher."
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"We would take a little bit of money out of a huge increase in ballistic missile defense and put it in a place where it will do a lot of good, namely, in targeted pay increases to our enlisted personnel, particularly our NCOs and our junior warrant officers."
John Spratt
"We would take a little bit of money out of a huge increase in ballistic missile defense and put it in a place where it will do a lot of good, namely, in targeted pay increases to our enlisted personnel, particularly our NCOs and our junior warrant officers."
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"Other than that one year, Salon has been very cautious about the way it spends money. For instance, since last year, we've had virtually no marketing budget. It's just word of mouth. And our circulation continues to grow that way by breaking news stories."
David Talbot
"Other than that one year, Salon has been very cautious about the way it spends money. For instance, since last year, we've had virtually no marketing budget. It's just word of mouth. And our circulation continues to grow that way by breaking news stories."
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"If an original piece of wardrobe came up from Star Wars, I'd probably spend a lot of money on it."
Johnny Vegas
"If an original piece of wardrobe came up from Star Wars, I'd probably spend a lot of money on it."
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"There's a big difference between wanting to work and having to work. And I had to learn that the hard way. Now money is very important to me, because I ain't got it."
James Caan
"There's a big difference between wanting to work and having to work. And I had to learn that the hard way. Now money is very important to me, because I ain't got it."
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"I make money using my brains and lose money listening to my heart. But in the long run my books balance pretty well."
Kate Seredy
"I make money using my brains and lose money listening to my heart. But in the long run my books balance pretty well."
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"I can't think of anything off the top of my head that seems more important than something designed to raise money to keep something going that keeps IV drug users from dying."
Elliott Smith
"I can't think of anything off the top of my head that seems more important than something designed to raise money to keep something going that keeps IV drug users from dying."
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"Today, they're just up there for the money, just packaged and be gone."
Ronnie Spector
"Today, they're just up there for the money, just packaged and be gone."
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"I loved acting, which was never about money, the fame. It was about a search for meaning. It was painful."
Kim Novak
"I loved acting, which was never about money, the fame. It was about a search for meaning. It was painful."
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"The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people."
Ziggy Marley
"The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people."
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"The best way to make happy money is to make money your hobby and not your god."
Scott Alexander
"The best way to make happy money is to make money your hobby and not your god."
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"I'm terrible with money, absolutely awful. I'm always losing it."
Ron Wood
"I'm terrible with money, absolutely awful. I'm always losing it."
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"Not one Republican president has balanced the budget in 34 years. You can not trust Republicans with your money."
Howard Dean
"Not one Republican president has balanced the budget in 34 years. You can not trust Republicans with your money."
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"We need to stop spending money on death, the war in Iraq and on enhancing the lives of the people in our own country."
Dick Morris
"We need to stop spending money on death, the war in Iraq and on enhancing the lives of the people in our own country."
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"You know, a lot of people are just interested in, in building a company so they can make money and get out."
Arthur Rock
"You know, a lot of people are just interested in, in building a company so they can make money and get out."
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"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."
Ron Chernow
"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."
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"Our greatest lack is not money for any undertaking, but rather ideas, If the ideas are good, cash will somehow flow to where it is needed."
Robert H. Schuller
"Our greatest lack is not money for any undertaking, but rather ideas, If the ideas are good, cash will somehow flow to where it is needed."
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"What I've learned is that you really don't need to be a celebrity or have money or have the paparazzi following you around to be famous."
Lady Gaga
"What I've learned is that you really don't need to be a celebrity or have money or have the paparazzi following you around to be famous."
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"Now, I don't mind making fun of those preachers who steal money from people, they kind of deserve it."
Victoria Jackson
"Now, I don't mind making fun of those preachers who steal money from people, they kind of deserve it."
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"I don't think that fundamentalism has anything to do with Jesus Christ. They call themselves Christians, but if that's Christian, count me out. Fundamentalism is built on fear and greed. They're telling you to give them your money otherwise you're going to hell."
Matthew Fox
"I don't think that fundamentalism has anything to do with Jesus Christ. They call themselves Christians, but if that's Christian, count me out. Fundamentalism is built on fear and greed. They're telling you to give them your money otherwise you're going to hell."
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"Money does not motivate me as long as I can provide for my children."
Steve Waugh
"Money does not motivate me as long as I can provide for my children."
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"I started on a very high note and I was alwasy able to choose. I want to be able to do that until my last breath. And to do that, you have to have money."
Claire Bloom
"I started on a very high note and I was alwasy able to choose. I want to be able to do that until my last breath. And to do that, you have to have money."
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"As long as you have a system that is based on the rational that if you are making money you are thereby making a contribution to society, these financial rogue practices will continue."
David Korten
"As long as you have a system that is based on the rational that if you are making money you are thereby making a contribution to society, these financial rogue practices will continue."
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"We have had such a letter movement on two occasions in Denmark when more than a quarter of the adult Danish population participated. Such an achievement, however, demands a really great effort and also a great deal of money."
Fredrik Bajer
"We have had such a letter movement on two occasions in Denmark when more than a quarter of the adult Danish population participated. Such an achievement, however, demands a really great effort and also a great deal of money."
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"We did not get any money from the early records. It was all taken by crooked managers. It is just a gangster's paradise."
Robert Wyatt
"We did not get any money from the early records. It was all taken by crooked managers. It is just a gangster's paradise."
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"Now in a way, money is money, and if it's going to increase our audience, that's fine."
Gene Ween
"Now in a way, money is money, and if it's going to increase our audience, that's fine."
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"You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing."
Tim Robbins
"You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing."
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"It's rather naive, apart from being ethically objectionable, to assume that our investigators travel around the country with bags of money trying to bribe witnesses to lie on the witness stand. We just don't operate that way."
Jim Garrison
"It's rather naive, apart from being ethically objectionable, to assume that our investigators travel around the country with bags of money trying to bribe witnesses to lie on the witness stand. We just don't operate that way."
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"Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it, unless we plug every hole."
Charles Schumer
"Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it, unless we plug every hole."
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