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Money Quotes

"Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself."

"Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself."

Hoagy Carmichael, American Composer

Money, Play, Right, Sound

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"If we'd have said we were not upset, they would have thought we were so rich it meant nothing to us, and if we say we're upset about it, they'll say money is all we care about."

"If we'd have said we were not upset, they would have thought we were so rich it meant nothing to us, and if we say we're upset about it, they'll say money is all we care about."

John Bonham, British Musician

Money, Thought, Care, Nothing

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"Women candidates have two unique problems. They have trouble raising money and being taken seriously by the media."

"Women candidates have two unique problems. They have trouble raising money and being taken seriously by the media."

Maureen Reagan, American Celebrity

Money, Women, Being, Media

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"It'd be nice to make lots of money but it's quite difficult, because every time I make lots of money I make a bigger piece that costs lots of money."

"It'd be nice to make lots of money but it's quite difficult, because every time I make lots of money I make a bigger piece that costs lots of money."

Damien Hirst, British Artist

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"I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build."

"I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build."

Eden Phillpotts, English Novelist

Money, Goal, Ambition, Fortune

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"I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said, "What for?" I said, "I'm going to buy some sugar.""

"I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said, "What for?" I said, "I'm going to buy some sugar.""

Steven Wright, American Comedian

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"I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money."

"I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money."

S. E. Hinton, American Writer

Money, Imagination, Feelings, Idea

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"I've got my eye on a few things to spend my money on. I've got my own bank card but I am really good with money. I don't spend too much at all."

"I've got my eye on a few things to spend my money on. I've got my own bank card but I am really good with money. I don't spend too much at all."

Justin Bieber, Canadian Musician

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"Others like City Hall the old way, when they could make deals behind closed doors with your tax money."

"Others like City Hall the old way, when they could make deals behind closed doors with your tax money."

Laura Miller, American Politician

Money, Deals, Tax, Old

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"This circulating medium has a natural tendency to lessen by degrees the value and the use of money, and finally to render it powerless; and consequently to sweep away all the crushing masses of fraud, iniquity, cruelty, corruption and imposition that are built upon it."

"This circulating medium has a natural tendency to lessen by degrees the value and the use of money, and finally to render it powerless; and consequently to sweep away all the crushing masses of fraud, iniquity, cruelty, corruption and imposition that are built upon it."

Josiah Warren, American Inventor

Money, Corruption, Cruelty, Fraud

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"Folks can't carry around money in their pocket. They've got to go to an ATM machine, and they've got to pay a few dollars to get their own dollars out of the machine. Who ever thought you'd pay cash to get cash? That's where we've gotten to."

"Folks can't carry around money in their pocket. They've got to go to an ATM machine, and they've got to pay a few dollars to get their own dollars out of the machine. Who ever thought you'd pay cash to get cash? That's where we've gotten to."

Bill Janklow, American Politician

Money, Thought, Machine

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"There's a lot of money with a lot of big law firms that have a tremendous amount at stake by getting the right language to convince the right jury that my client is either innocent or that the opposition is guilty."

"There's a lot of money with a lot of big law firms that have a tremendous amount at stake by getting the right language to convince the right jury that my client is either innocent or that the opposition is guilty."

Frank Luntz, American Politician

Money, Jury, Language, Law

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"I think television's become a downright dangerous thing. It has no moral barometer whatsoever. If you want to talk about something that is all about money, just watch the television."

"I think television's become a downright dangerous thing. It has no moral barometer whatsoever. If you want to talk about something that is all about money, just watch the television."

Tom Petty, American Musician

Money, Talk, Television, Want

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"No one can claim to be called Christian who gives money for the building of warships and arsenals."

"No one can claim to be called Christian who gives money for the building of warships and arsenals."

Belva Lockwood, American Lawyer

Money, Christian, Building

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"The idea that a congressman would be tainted by accepting money from private industry or private sources is essentially a socialist argument."

"The idea that a congressman would be tainted by accepting money from private industry or private sources is essentially a socialist argument."

Newt Gingrich, American Politician

Money, Idea, Argument

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"I went to Montreal. My first gig went very badly. They just weren't laughing at anything. I found out they were a load of Christians, and it was a gig to raise money for a new church roof."

"I went to Montreal. My first gig went very badly. They just weren't laughing at anything. I found out they were a load of Christians, and it was a gig to raise money for a new church roof."

Allan Carr, British Director

Money, Church, First

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"Opposites may attract, but I wouldn't put my money on a relationship of financial opposites."

"Opposites may attract, but I wouldn't put my money on a relationship of financial opposites."

Suze Orman, American Author

Money, Financial, May, Opposites

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"The fellow that has no money is poor. The fellow that has nothing but money is poorer still."

"The fellow that has no money is poor. The fellow that has nothing but money is poorer still."

Billy Sunday, American Clergyman

Money, Nothing, Poor

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"Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The benefits are only for the corporations, for the money makers."

"Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The benefits are only for the corporations, for the money makers."

Cesar Chavez, American Activist

Money, Work, Benefits, Corporations

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"Many good qualities are not sufficient to balance a single want - the want of money."

"Many good qualities are not sufficient to balance a single want - the want of money."

Johann Georg Zimmermann, Swiss Writer

Money, Balance, Want

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"Everybody likes a kidder, but nobody lends him money."

"Everybody likes a kidder, but nobody lends him money."

Arthur Miller, American Playwright

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"Those people are unabashedly ruthless as far as money is concerned."

"Those people are unabashedly ruthless as far as money is concerned."

Giovanni Ribisi, American Actor

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"We can safely abandon the doctrine of the eighties, namely that the rich were not working because they had too little money, the poor because they had much."

"We can safely abandon the doctrine of the eighties, namely that the rich were not working because they had too little money, the poor because they had much."

John Kenneth Galbraith, American Economist

Money, Doctrine, Poor

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"It is usually people in the money business, finance, and international trade that are really rich."

"It is usually people in the money business, finance, and international trade that are really rich."

Robin Leach, English Writer

Money, Business, Finance, People

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"The people who are buying stocks because they're going up and they don't know what they do deserve to lose money."

"The people who are buying stocks because they're going up and they don't know what they do deserve to lose money."

Jim Cramer, American Businessman

Money, People, Buying

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"I used to say when I was working in the theater that if I ever had five seasons of a hit TV show I'd never have to worry about money and wouldn't have to do anything I didn't want to do."

"I used to say when I was working in the theater that if I ever had five seasons of a hit TV show I'd never have to worry about money and wouldn't have to do anything I didn't want to do."

Jerry Orbach, American Actor

Money, Seasons, Theater, Want

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"You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important."

"You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important."

Ed Bradley, American Journalist

Money, Success, Relationships, Sense

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"The more money the louder it talks."

"The more money the louder it talks."

Arnold Rothstein, American Businessman

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"I just want the money and the fame and the adoration, and I don't want any of the other stuff."

"I just want the money and the fame and the adoration, and I don't want any of the other stuff."

Matthew Broderick, American Actor

Money, Fame, Want

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"Remember the Tea Party movement didn't get started in September of 2008 when the bank bailout was passed. It really began on Feb. 19th, 2009 when a television commentator named Rick Santelli stood up and said what the hell are we doing bailing out people who couldn't afford a mortgage by taking money from people like me who are prudent?"

"Remember the Tea Party movement didn't get started in September of 2008 when the bank bailout was passed. It really began on Feb. 19th, 2009 when a television commentator named Rick Santelli stood up and said what the hell are we doing bailing out people who couldn't afford a mortgage by taking money from people like me who are prudent?"

Karl Rove, American Politician

Money, People, Hell, Party

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"The trouble with our people is as soon as they got out of slavery they didn't want to give the white man nothing else. But the fact is, you got to give em something. Either your money, your land, your woman or your ass."

"The trouble with our people is as soon as they got out of slavery they didn't want to give the white man nothing else. But the fact is, you got to give em something. Either your money, your land, your woman or your ass."

Alice Walker, American Author

Money, People, Fact, Land

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"I'd met a woman and I got married, but the money ran out right away. I hadn't had a job for seven months, and it just came over me that I was never going to work again. It hit me."

"I'd met a woman and I got married, but the money ran out right away. I hadn't had a job for seven months, and it just came over me that I was never going to work again. It hit me."

Denis Johnson, German Writer

Money, Work, Job, Months

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"I'm very excited to see where the characters and their relationships go. But in the end, it really boils down to the people who have more power than me, who control the money."

"I'm very excited to see where the characters and their relationships go. But in the end, it really boils down to the people who have more power than me, who control the money."

Brandon Routh, American Actor

Money, Power, People, Control

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"We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with."

"We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with."

Don Marquis, American Poet

Money, Mistakes

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"The liberal groups spent months raising money so they could take down anyone President Bush nominated. But they have not been able to touch judge Roberts."

"The liberal groups spent months raising money so they could take down anyone President Bush nominated. But they have not been able to touch judge Roberts."

Michael Oxley, American Politician

Money, Liberal, Months, President

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"I have been very lucky to find something I am good at and can make money at... Playing with Bruce was the embodiment of everything that a little kid could dream about."

"I have been very lucky to find something I am good at and can make money at... Playing with Bruce was the embodiment of everything that a little kid could dream about."

Max Weinberg, American Musician

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"Our schools should get five years to get back to where they were in 1963. If they're still bad maybe we should declare educational bankruptcy, give the people their money and let them educate themselves and start their own schools."

"Our schools should get five years to get back to where they were in 1963. If they're still bad maybe we should declare educational bankruptcy, give the people their money and let them educate themselves and start their own schools."

William Bennett, American Politician

Money, People, Schools, Years

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"I don't need the money I generate from photography to support myself."

"I don't need the money I generate from photography to support myself."

Kim Weston, American Photographer

Money, Photography, Support

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"You're talking serious money already in the bank, and millions of dollars coming in every year."

"You're talking serious money already in the bank, and millions of dollars coming in every year."

Neil Abercrombie, American Politician

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"I remember an article, I can't recall who by, it was after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which said that now the Wall was down, there could be no more class war. Only someone with money could ever say such a thing."

"I remember an article, I can't recall who by, it was after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which said that now the Wall was down, there could be no more class war. Only someone with money could ever say such a thing."

Claude Chabrol, French Director

Money, War, Class, Now

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"I don't need a lot of money. Simplicity is the answer for me."

"I don't need a lot of money. Simplicity is the answer for me."

Linda McCartney, American Photographer

Money, Simplicity

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"The fact that the movement was carried on by women who, for the most part, had no money of their own and were totally inexperienced in organization, and that they won their fight in about two generations, makes a story often dramatic and always worth preserving."

"The fact that the movement was carried on by women who, for the most part, had no money of their own and were totally inexperienced in organization, and that they won their fight in about two generations, makes a story often dramatic and always worth preserving."

Florence E. Allen, American Judge

Money, Women, Fact, Fight

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"The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money."

"The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money."

Johnny Carson, American Comedian

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"Money speaks sense in a language all nations understand."

"Money speaks sense in a language all nations understand."

Aphra Behn, English Dramatist

Money, Language, Nations, Sense

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"Profile has half the publishing and they control and administer the publishing and distribute and own the records, so our group is a 10-point crew. But we got a lot of money off of the shows."

Jam Master Jay, American Musician

Money, Control, Publishing

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"Clearly, children's charities struggle to find private sources of money to sustain their benevolent programs."

"Clearly, children's charities struggle to find private sources of money to sustain their benevolent programs."

Dana Rohrabacher, American Politician

Money, Children, Struggle

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"Money is time. With money I buy for cheerful use the hours which otherwise would not in any sense be mine; nay, which would make me their miserable bondsman."

"Money is time. With money I buy for cheerful use the hours which otherwise would not in any sense be mine; nay, which would make me their miserable bondsman."

George Gissing, British Novelist

Money, Time, Sense

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"Stories come from other shows at other studios where only 2,000 rounds were actually used and the money for the other 3,000 went right into the studio pockets. Corners were cut and that production suffered. Knock wood, that hasn't happened to us."

"Stories come from other shows at other studios where only 2,000 rounds were actually used and the money for the other 3,000 went right into the studio pockets. Corners were cut and that production suffered. Knock wood, that hasn't happened to us."

Vic Morrow, American Actor

Money, Production, Right, Wood

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"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

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"My job is writing. I get paid to do it. When was the last time you heard someone challenge a doctor for making money off of cancer?"

"My job is writing. I get paid to do it. When was the last time you heard someone challenge a doctor for making money off of cancer?"

Joyce Maynard, American Writer

Money, Time, Cancer, Challenge

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