Quotes About Money

I really don't think we've become a plutocracy, but I worry about the enormous influence that money has in a democracy such as ours.

A club like ours loses £8-10m every year to be competitive, and nobody wants to keep a business that is losing money every year.

Most men think graft a sporadic evil, breaking out here and there, with no connection between outbreaks. I shared the same opinion, but very soon I discovered that the graft in the cities always leads to the graft in the State.

GDP simply measures the circulation of money in the economy, not whether or not the outcome of using that money is positive or negative.

We often judge people by their cars and the money they have... Sometimes worth is decided based on outer appearances and that's sad.

Certain stories need the resources of a studio. If you're telling a story about a giant robot war in outer space, you're going to need the money and the resources most of the time to do it justice.

I've never really spent money on or known how to wear coats, so I'll ruin outfits by putting a coat on.

Anybody who makes an outlandish salary obviously attracts attention.

Some actors occasionally waive their outlandish salaries and take a cut of the gross instead.

Anything that exposes the arts more, that gives us an outlet to make money and also do what we enjoy doing as artists and to connect with the fans, I'm all for it.

I look back now and think, what was I doing, moving to Hollywood with $2,000 and a duffel bag? But there is no money in martial arts competitions, and in Hollywood, there is an outlet for those skills. And I have always been pretty fearless.

People just haven't saved enough for retirement. And they're going to outlive their money.

Only when you are self-employed do you fully realize how much more efficient you become when your output directly correlates with how much money you make.

What better way to attract an audience than to get everyone to shout 'Outrage!' at the size of your advance?

You can be outraged by what the Koch brothers do with their money in politics and you can appreciate what they contribute to hospitals and medical research, and you can do that at the same time and still retain an ability to function.

At the age of 19, I removed myself from society for almost four months, setting off years of manic episodes, including outrageous overspending. I bought several Mercedes because I thought I could. I had no money, but I rented a jet.

Overall, I'm quite good with how I spend my cashola.

The thing that is cool about my come up is that I dealt with fame and having money gradually. It didn't happen overnight. It was something that took a while to happen. It was something that humbled me and made me very appreciative of my blessings more than I would have been if it had happened faster and easier.

Just because my song was being played on the radio didn't mean I had a load of money. You don't get royalties overnight.

There's no such thing as overpaid.

Like bankers, top footballers are massively overpaid, but at least you comprehend what they're doing for the money.

I enjoy being a highly overpaid actor.

A lot of people look at playing overseas as a step down from the NBA. And, yes it is a step down from the NBA money-wise, but there is just as good of talent overseas as in the NBA. Not better talent.

Argentines have billions of pesos overseas because they didn't trust in the state.