Quotes About Wealth

Where in the wide history of the world do we find art created by the excessively wealthy, powerful, or educated?

What better way to prove that you understand a subject than to make money out of it?

Art collecting has traditionally been the domain of wealthy individuals in search of rewards beyond the purely financial.

Money is completely boring to me. It means nothing, except it feeds my art. Every penny I make goes back into the Haus of GaGa. My Haus of GaGa is something like Andy Warhol's Factory.

The Muses inspire art and pretend not to notice when Mammon buys it.

Picture all the money that I've gotten off tours. Now picture me plotting for more.

The presence of excessive wealth puts an unnatural spin on the appreciation of art.

When bankers get together for dinner, they discuss Art. When artists get together for dinner, they discuss Money

Lee explained to her that art for art's sake is an upper-class aesthetic. To create art divorced from any purpose, you can't be living a life driven by need and desire.

Greed is the performance art of the 21st Century.

A poverty-stricken nation with a great art is a greater nation than a wealthy nation with a poverty-stricken art.

Everybody wanted me to be rich and famous on my art. And I said no to all the commercials and all the seedy offers.

You cannot all abandon your possessions, but at least you can change your attitude about them. All getting separates you from others; all giving unites to others.

Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.

Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.

Money is like muck, not good unless spread.

Unfortunately much of it is frittered away on fast cars, designer clothes and an attitude to pleasure reminiscent of the 18-30 holiday packages.

Money is not evil. There is no scarcity, except in our mind and attitudes. And what we believe we deserve will be about what we shall receive.

Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel

means. And her small, chic penthouse apartment

Bill Casey called her the next morning to say he wanted her to bid on the two paintings at Christie's, to start his collection. His wife had liked them too, when he showed her the images. They established a maximum price she could bid up to. He sounded very excited, and she was happy for him. This was a major step, and a big investment

your goddamn business how rich I am. That's the

He says money always wins the day in the end.