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Money Quotes

"I need the money. People don't understand how little money you make in a band."

"I need the money. People don't understand how little money you make in a band."

Evan Dando, American Musician

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"The people who run a university are far more qualified and intelligent in handling people than someone who inherited his money and used it to buy a pro team."

"The people who run a university are far more qualified and intelligent in handling people than someone who inherited his money and used it to buy a pro team."

Hayden Fry, American Coach

Money, People, University

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"It was a great time to be born, because I got to have my own publishing company right from the beginning, so I made more money than somebody would have doing what I did ten or fifteen years before."

"It was a great time to be born, because I got to have my own publishing company right from the beginning, so I made more money than somebody would have doing what I did ten or fifteen years before."

Jackson Browne, American Musician

Money, Time, Beginning, Company

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"A rich man told me recently that a liberal is a man who tells other people what to do with their money."

"A rich man told me recently that a liberal is a man who tells other people what to do with their money."

Amiri Baraka, American Poet

Money, People, Liberal, Man

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"I'm determined to be contented, and having plenty of money from working makes it easier for me."

"I'm determined to be contented, and having plenty of money from working makes it easier for me."

Karen Carpenter, American Musician

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"Later on when it became a routine it was not as exciting I'll admit that. The first three years were wonderful, the rest were just money making and having fun."

"Later on when it became a routine it was not as exciting I'll admit that. The first three years were wonderful, the rest were just money making and having fun."

Larry Hagman, American Actor

Money, First, Fun, Rest

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"When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is."

"When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Money, Thought, Life, Now

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"I was actually perfectly happy when I had no money, which lasted right up until we had a hit with Killer Queen, in 1974. I never wanted for anything."

"I was actually perfectly happy when I had no money, which lasted right up until we had a hit with Killer Queen, in 1974. I never wanted for anything."

Brian May, English Musician

Money, Queen, Right

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"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."

"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."

Corrine Brown, American Politician

Money, Aviation, Needs

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

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

Mary Renault, English Novelist

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"If you're a kid who's not necessarily attractive, and you don't have money, and you're not hip and cool, chances are you're not going to feel good about yourself and want to be an actor."

"If you're a kid who's not necessarily attractive, and you don't have money, and you're not hip and cool, chances are you're not going to feel good about yourself and want to be an actor."

Jim McKay, American Journalist

Money, Actor, Want

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

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

Maggie Gallagher, American Writer

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"I've been in a situation where I was after the money."

"I've been in a situation where I was after the money."

Morris Chestnut, American Actor

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"For the most part, studio movies have huge budgets. They don't do anything under 30 to 40 million. When you have that much money at stake, you have so many people breathing down your neck."

"For the most part, studio movies have huge budgets. They don't do anything under 30 to 40 million. When you have that much money at stake, you have so many people breathing down your neck."

Penelope Spheeris, American Director

Money, Movies, People, Budgets

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"Everybody thought I was crazy. They thought I should take the money and run. But there was just something special about being a senior at Chapel Hill. I just couldn't leave."

"Everybody thought I was crazy. They thought I should take the money and run. But there was just something special about being a senior at Chapel Hill. I just couldn't leave."

Lorrie Fair, American Athlete

Money, Thought, Being

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"Marrying into money was not a good thing for me."

"Marrying into money was not a good thing for me."

Anna Nicole Smith, American Model

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"I had to dance topless for two years to make cash to pay my bills and save some money. But it was very enlightening, by the way. I'm talking about light from the gutter."

"I had to dance topless for two years to make cash to pay my bills and save some money. But it was very enlightening, by the way. I'm talking about light from the gutter."

Susan Powter, American Celebrity

Money, Dance, Light, Talking

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"The only way to make money as a manager is to win in one place, get fired and hired somewhere else."

"The only way to make money as a manager is to win in one place, get fired and hired somewhere else."

Whitey Herzog, American Athlete

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"At the time I attempted to purchase the rights back for the 3 Homestead records, but the owner demanded an outrageous sum in the neighborhood of $10,000, about 10 times more money than I could get my hands on at the time."

"At the time I attempted to purchase the rights back for the 3 Homestead records, but the owner demanded an outrageous sum in the neighborhood of $10,000, about 10 times more money than I could get my hands on at the time."

Mark Edwards, American Celebrity

Money, Time, Rights

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"It's OK, I guess, if you really need the money, but luckily, I'm not in that position."

"It's OK, I guess, if you really need the money, but luckily, I'm not in that position."

Shirley Booth, American Actress

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"There are a lot of girls that will try to hook up with you, then try to have your kid because they figure they're going to get all this money from you."

"There are a lot of girls that will try to hook up with you, then try to have your kid because they figure they're going to get all this money from you."

Dustin Diamond, American Actor

Money, Girls, Will

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"Saddam spent 35 years stealing and wasting money, and all of these systems are very fragile and brittle, and you try to fix one thing and something else gets in trouble."

"Saddam spent 35 years stealing and wasting money, and all of these systems are very fragile and brittle, and you try to fix one thing and something else gets in trouble."

Paul Bremer, American Statesman

Money, Trouble, Years

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"I think that stocks have been this tremendous, tremendous equalizer for people in this country. Guys who can't make a lot of money at their jobs have been able to make a lot of money in the stock market."

"I think that stocks have been this tremendous, tremendous equalizer for people in this country. Guys who can't make a lot of money at their jobs have been able to make a lot of money in the stock market."

Jim Cramer, American Businessman

Money, People, Country, Jobs

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"I don't think the schools are getting as much money as they should."

"I don't think the schools are getting as much money as they should."

Matt Gonzalez, American Politician

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"Of course, there will be few people who are sympathetic but you don't become a great team overnight, no matter how much money you have at your disposal."

"Of course, there will be few people who are sympathetic but you don't become a great team overnight, no matter how much money you have at your disposal."

Frank Lampard, English Athlete

Money, People, Will

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"The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see."

"The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see."

Carly Fiorina, American Businessman

Money, Truth, Internet, Objectives

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"But in a tournament, you can be said in for all your money at any point so you can't make any mistakes so you have to, it's all about where you're sitting at the table."

"But in a tournament, you can be said in for all your money at any point so you can't make any mistakes so you have to, it's all about where you're sitting at the table."

Al Alvarez, English Poet

Money, Mistakes

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"That's wonderful. And what did you do with the money?"

"That's wonderful. And what did you do with the money?"

Miriam Hopkins, American Actress

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"I think it's really odd, too, that the public is so privy to how much money the actors make and what movies cost. It seems to me to be beside the point. When I go to a movie I really don't want to think about the money. I want to see the story."

"I think it's really odd, too, that the public is so privy to how much money the actors make and what movies cost. It seems to me to be beside the point. When I go to a movie I really don't want to think about the money. I want to see the story."

Holly Hunter, American Actress

Money, Movies, Actors, Public

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"It's all about the fungibility and money. If Planned Parenthood accesses hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money and they use that for other purposes, then they can use other dollars to fund abortion."

"It's all about the fungibility and money. If Planned Parenthood accesses hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money and they use that for other purposes, then they can use other dollars to fund abortion."

Eric Cantor, American Politician

Money, Abortion, Parenthood

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"We went into that knowing that we were never going to sell a major record 'cause we didn't sound like these bands, so I just thought this was an opportunity for us to make the kind of records that we wanted and make some money at the same time."

"We went into that knowing that we were never going to sell a major record 'cause we didn't sound like these bands, so I just thought this was an opportunity for us to make the kind of records that we wanted and make some money at the same time."

Buzz Osborne, American Musician

Money, Time, Thought, Opportunity

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"Not so much in Canada, but certainly in the US, as I'm sure you know, money is all, and if they can get another 26 programs of the same thing even though it advances the culture or those actor's careers not at all it doesn't matter."

"Not so much in Canada, but certainly in the US, as I'm sure you know, money is all, and if they can get another 26 programs of the same thing even though it advances the culture or those actor's careers not at all it doesn't matter."

Rowan Atkinson, English Comedian

Money, Actor, Canada, Careers

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"I am not normally a betting person, but I say that putting your money on the American people is about as close to a sure bet as you are going to get."

"I am not normally a betting person, but I say that putting your money on the American people is about as close to a sure bet as you are going to get."

Blanche Lincoln, American Politician

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"The crowd doesn't give a crap as long as you bring the money in."

"The crowd doesn't give a crap as long as you bring the money in."

Guy Lafleur, Canadian Athlete

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"One of the big challenges for our party is to demonstrate to people that we have an agenda for economic prosperity and that we can be trusted with their money."

"One of the big challenges for our party is to demonstrate to people that we have an agenda for economic prosperity and that we can be trusted with their money."

Birch Bayh, American Politician

Money, People, Party, Prosperity

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"But if I didn't have to make money, I would still play my horn."

"But if I didn't have to make money, I would still play my horn."

Sonny Rollins, American Musician

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"Yes, yes, no one denies, for example, that you're going to be able to fix the Murray through the Living Murray process without money, no one denies that."

"Yes, yes, no one denies, for example, that you're going to be able to fix the Murray through the Living Murray process without money, no one denies that."

John Anderson, American Politician

Money, Example, Living

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"I thought using the Ayatollah's money to support the Nicaraguan resistance was a neat idea."

"I thought using the Ayatollah's money to support the Nicaraguan resistance was a neat idea."

Oliver North, American Soldier

Money, Thought, Idea, Support

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"I spent two years in the Army. And my older brother, who was also a great positive influence on me, encouraged me to think about law school, and I said - well, I didn't have any money."

"I spent two years in the Army. And my older brother, who was also a great positive influence on me, encouraged me to think about law school, and I said - well, I didn't have any money."

George J. Mitchell, American Politician

Money, Brother, Positive, Army

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"Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."

"Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."

Madeleine Albright, American Statesman

Money, Building, Destruction, Weapons

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"Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it."

"Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it."

David Lee Roth, American Musician

Money, Happiness, Right

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"I've learned to take jobs as an actress that is meaningful to me because I've never taken a job for the money."

"I've learned to take jobs as an actress that is meaningful to me because I've never taken a job for the money."

Emily Rossum, American Actress

Money, Job, Jobs

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"I was young and so eager to make some money as well as get exposed and show my talent."

"I was young and so eager to make some money as well as get exposed and show my talent."

Young Buck, American Musician

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"The first thing you've got to remember is that it's your clients' money you're spending."

"The first thing you've got to remember is that it's your clients' money you're spending."

Richard M. Hunt, American Historian

Money, Clients, First

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"I doing casual labor by the day. They wouldn't pay you until the next morning. There was a bar that would cash your check if you bought a beer first. A lot of guys never left until they'd drunk up all their money."

"I doing casual labor by the day. They wouldn't pay you until the next morning. There was a bar that would cash your check if you bought a beer first. A lot of guys never left until they'd drunk up all their money."

Fred Ward, American Actor

Money, Beer, Day, First

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"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?"

"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?"

Gary Sheffield, American Athlete

Money, Nothing, Play, Trying

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"For me, the risks in terms of opening that brewpub were fairly high. I put my house up as collateral, I invested the liquid money I had and two years of my time to get it over, but that's really not much of a risk for what the potential reward was if it worked."

"For me, the risks in terms of opening that brewpub were fairly high. I put my house up as collateral, I invested the liquid money I had and two years of my time to get it over, but that's really not much of a risk for what the potential reward was if it worked."

John Hickenlooper, American Politician

Money, Time, Potential, Reward

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"One-newspaper towns are not good because all the surviving newspaper does is print money. They make 25 percent on their money every year, and if they go down to 22 percent, they start laying people off."

"One-newspaper towns are not good because all the surviving newspaper does is print money. They make 25 percent on their money every year, and if they go down to 22 percent, they start laying people off."

Pat Oliphant, Australian Cartoonist

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"I suddenly realized that the fellow who didn't show up was getting about fifty-times more money than I was getting. So I thought, 'this is silly,' and became an actor. I certainly never thought I'd wind up in motion pictures. That was far beyond anything I'd ever dreamed of."

"I suddenly realized that the fellow who didn't show up was getting about fifty-times more money than I was getting. So I thought, 'this is silly,' and became an actor. I certainly never thought I'd wind up in motion pictures. That was far beyond anything I'd ever dreamed of."

Glenn Ford, American Actor

Money, Thought, Silly

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"Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't count."

"Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't count."

Neil Simon, American Playwright

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