Quotes About Money

The influence I would hope to have is to create an environment where we're not singling Americans out - that we are creating opportunities for all Americans. Not saying, 'I'm going to funnel money into your city so that you're completely dependent on government.'

People everywhere in the world are hungry for economic opportunity. And it's about a lot more than being able to make money.

I am always capital short. If I see the opportunity, I will get the money.

Obama came in and gave $700 billion to the bankers off the top as opposed to giving $700 billion to the poor.

Conservatives believe the economy functions better if the rich have more money and everyone else has less. But they're wrong. It's just the opposite.

I do see things that are funny on the net. I Googled myself the other day and found out that I was worth $250m, and that I was the highest-paid guy in show business! I wish so hard it was true. It is, of course, the complete opposite. I'm neither rich nor do I make a lot of money.

One of my favorite things - and I am sure everybody else's in this Chamber - is to give away money. You really don't get much opposition when you give away money.

The difference between Oprah Winfrey and me is about $200 million.

If you optimize for money too early, you will be minimizing for learning, almost without exception.

I wanted to make money very fast, and I was completely confused after college. I didn't know what career options I had. And then I had this entry point in the film industry, and I thought, 'If this is where the fast money is going to come from, let's see how it goes.'

If you want to be a powerful woman, you need money. It gives you options and freedom so you don't have to think about money all the time.

Anybody who lives in Colombia knows that if you don't have any money - I tell you what - you don't have many options.

Because I don't take money, I'll go anywhere and do a benefit concert with almost any orchestra.

We have to get the tax revenues up. That means we have to get back to a healthy American economy, grow the economy so that you make more money. I make more money, ordinary Americans make more money, and so does the government. That helps lessen the deficit.

I did about a 100 concerts this year. All over the United States. We're cutting back next year to about 40. We generate money for an organization called Mercy Corps.

Organized crime is the dirty side of the sharp dollar.

Only the work that generates money is allowed to count toward GDP. Little wonder, then, that we have organized education around feeding as many people as possible in bite-size flexible parcels into the employment establishment.

I come from a financial news background, originally, so that is a big area of focus for me.

The first club that reopened in New Orleans was Caesar's, and they called me immediately and said let's do a regular night with you here. So we started FEMA Fridays. It was the only club open in the city, and a lot of people had a lot of money from Katrina, the checks and stuff, so the joy inside that club - I don't think that'll ever come back.

There's a lot of money in doing score music. You can get a chance to get nominated for an Oscar; I would love to get nominated again.

Experience in other countries shows how big money, rather than the best political candidate, can influence politics.

I deal with foreign countries. I made a lot of money dealing against China. I've made a lot of money dealing against many other countries.

We give the military money, it ought to be to kick rears, break things, and come home.

I like where we're going with technology and global integration, but the fact that corporations and dollars rule everything in our lives, I don't like it. This isn't the Hollywood I wanted to be part of.