Quotes About Wealth

The reversion of American society to a nation of the superrich and the rest... is straining the country in ways that go way beyond economics.

You know and I know and economists know that trickle-down economics doesn't work.

I don't want to sit by the edge, like some other guys who have played their game. Earned money, have nice lifestyles, and don't say anything.

I come from an educated family, but we were poor.

Money is important, but money doesn't buy you elections.

People think I only play at PSG for the money, but I could get paid well elsewhere too.

In just a few years, I have turned my small company into a multi-million dollar makeup empire.

I don't want a trillion-dollar empire to run.

There are probably less than 100 actors who make more than we do across our empire.

When I was making the most money at the top of my game, driving Bentleys and all that, I felt so existentially empty.

I really don't want to encourage young people to think that life is about money only. Life is about being able to give yourself choice.

Everyone is encouraged to see their lives, the world through the eyes of the rich.

What are you going to do if you have all the money in the world and all the things that you wanted to achieve in your business and you have no one to share it with? You come home alone at the end of the day. And then what?

I like to keep my money at the end of the day.

I have such a fortunate life that of course I will have my detractors. I have a very endowed life.

Washington is not the engine of the economy.

I don't get that much enjoyment out of saying 'I own it.'

They say, all you need is love. But what is better? Finding love, even if you don't have enough money? Or is money important, even if you don't have time to find love?

When I was a kid, my parents were always like, 'Money doesn't buy happiness.' I thought, 'You just didn't make enough money.' I had to go find it out for myself.

Shoot, I ain't working for free. You can never have enough money.

I have enough money for myself and my children.

I'm pro-free enterprise.

I'm going to end up with a lot more money than I feel like I'm entitled to, given how hard I work.

Arianna Huffington is only rich because of her man entrepreneur husband.