Quotes About Status

Political life was defined by money. Having it, taking it and giving it were the principal concerns of the powerful. It was not just a matter of lavish expenditure on public shows or comfortable living in the innumerable houses that one man might possess; set amounts of capital were required for a man to become an equestrian – a knight – or a senator.

We buy things we do not need to impress people we do not like.

Courage in battle, loyalty, leadership through example rather than birth or status: these are the first qualities of the Viking heart, German

We would pay the bills. We would pretend to be high-class. This was compromise. This, I guessed, was business.

A man's character and honor made him stand above others, not his religion or strata in life.

I don't see myself as famous at all so I'm continuing my life as normal.

She used to be a schoolteacher, but she has no class now.

He who ashamed of his poverty would be equally proud of his wealth.

Upper classes are a nation's past the middle class is its future.

Upper classes are a nation's past, the middle class its future.

Nobility of birth commonly abateth industry.

Men of noble birth, are noted to be envious towards new men, when they rise. For the distance is altered, and it is like a deceit of the eye, that when others come on, they think themselves, go back.

Persons of noble blood, are less envied in their rising. For it seemeth but right done to their birth. Besides, there seemeth not much added to their fortune; and envy is as the sunbeams, that beat hotter upon a bank, or steep rising ground, than upon a flat. And for the same reason, those that are advanced by degrees, are less envied than those that are advanced suddenly and per saltum.

Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank.

Money is a scoreboard where you can rank how you're doing against other people.

The first splurge that I did, I bought, like, an $80,000 watch, but that's because I'm a rapper. I need jewelry.

You can't even tell, but a lot of the time your favourite rappers are wearing a bunch of fake jewellery.

The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.

The right watch is like real estate.

If you circle above Central Park at night in a helicopter, you're looking down at the most expensive real estate in the world. It's the American Monopoly board.

The watch everybody rap about, I have in real life.

My sister wants a Rollie. When I buy one now, I gotta buy like five, ten. It's crazy.

I had no great love for the trappings of power.

My greatest pleasure is still flying private. I spend between $300,000 to $500,000, depending on my year, on flying private.