Quotes About Money

She remembered a feeling she could barely articulate, that her mother, never happy, grew even more bitter with success. Years later, she'd suspect the reason was because the fame and the money robbed her mother of excuses for her unhappiness. Her mother, brilliant at analyzing the problems of strangers, never had a clue how to diagnose herself. So she spent her life in search of solutions to problems that were born, raised, lived, and died within the boundaries of her own marrow.

If people with anger issues were offered a million dollars to significantly reduce the number of times they expressed excessive anger over a six-month period, most would become adept at controlling their temper. But in the absence of million-dollar incentives, people destroy marriages, family relationships, and friendships—things worth far more than a million dollars.

Ye must always give money for a new blade," he explained, half smiling. "So it kens ye for its owner, and willna turn on ye.

in Paris of any substance over the last months, and they're united in basic disinterest." He smiled wryly. "Money's none so plentiful that anyone wants to back a dicey proposition like the Stuart restoration." "And that," I said, stretching my back

we must find ye something decent to wear." "But we can't afford—" "It's an investment," he said

I was associated with a woman who I was involved with and had a relationship with. She asked for money. I felt as though I was being blackmailed or there was some sort of extortion.

People always assume that, if you're an actor who's been on anything from which you're recognisable, that you're making all this money, and it's just not true.

The UFC makes 80, and athletes make 20. That's what happens. That's the real story.

I don't think I have whatever that thing is that makes some athletes bad with money.

A lot of athletes are first-generation money.

I lost $6 in Atlantic City once and said, 'Never again.'

The horrible truth is that if you end up giving my wife more money than I've given her, she's more likely to find you attractive.

The quality of writing attracts me to films, also who the other actors are, who the director is, where it's being shot. Any or all of those things. But if the writing is really appalling, then the money had better be really good. Sometimes you say yes to something you wouldn't always do because you need the money.

I feel like Roc Nation is a home. It's more than just about music with them. They create different avenues for you to make money.

You hear all the time that money can change people. Well, divorce can really change people.

There's no money in documentaries.

I never took a dollar from Young Jeezy. No advance, nothing.

Money always changes the game, when you let a dollar come between you and your friends, your cohorts.

Yeah, I get a lot of donations. It's a lot. I'm getting money all the time.

When laws are literally written now to make donors happy, we've got a problem.

It's hard to think about 20 to 30 years down the road. Most people want to use the money now - it's tough.

I'd like to be rich, but without all the downside of fame.

I did not spend a lot of money. I realistically spent maybe, maybe $3,000 to go on 'Drag Race.'

The Citizens United decision dramatically intensified the political gridlock in our country.