Money Quotes

Nowadays you need so much money to be able to launch a new artist, notably in America; you would hardly believe the sums involved.

Few women care to be laughed at and men not at all, except for large sums of money.

At the time I attempted to purchase the rights back for the 3 Homestead records, but the owner demanded an outrageous sum in the neighborhood of $10,000, about 10 times more money than I could get my hands on at the time.

It was a lot of fun being a child actress. It suited me. I don't think it suits everybody, but I was in it because I had a passion, not because my parents wanted me to make money. If other kids want to do it, and they really like acting, go for it.

I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe I could sell them if I need the money.

Obviously everybody knows that I'm an original songwriter and I got my band. And the guys in 'Sugar Money,' no matter what, are part of my family and they always got something to do with me, and I don't care if they just hang out with me.

Determine to become one of the best. Sufficient money will almost automatically follow if you get to be one of the "best" in your chosen field, whatever it is.

You never suffer from a money problem, you always suffer from an idea problem.

You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing.

I am the only person here who is enjoying this, and I get the money; they pay and have to suffer.

Finally, when the money was high enough, the script suddenly revealed itself as being very clear to me.

Suddenly I had a contract and I was earning lots of money.

I think this happens to a lot of people, men and women, where you reach a point in your life and all of a sudden realize that things have changed. You suddenly realize that people are coming up behind you, that maybe somebody might want to replace you for less money.

It was the height of the Depression, and suddenly I am earning pots of money.

Because its hard to realize now that that was the end of the great depression, you know. All of a sudden all of this is in front of me and I'm solvent, you know. I'm making some money and I know where my next meal is coming from, and I have a new pair of shoes and that's it.

And, we have no such thing as a budget anymore. Our manager freaks when we show him the bill. We're lavish to the bone, but all our money goes back into the product.

Well, you know, if you get into the profession because you think you can make a lot of money, you can never become successful.

When I was growing up, I thought I'd be a lot happier if I was famous and successful and if I had money.

I wouldn't think a blues album would be that commercially successful, but I don't really care. I'd do it for the love of blues, not for the money. I've got plenty of money.

There's something deeply satisfying when it succeeds, but I'm not going to do another book just to put my name on something and make some money if it's not something I deeply care about.

When someone succeeded in quickly making a lot of money in America, people said he had made his fortune.

I have serious concerns about whether it's prudent to give any foreign country substantial leverage over the U.S. economy. Instead of spending $80 billion on important programs here at home, we're sending this money overseas just to pay interest on our debt.

What better way to prove that you understand a subject than to make money out of it?

Art and money are closely related. Try sitting down with a group of artists and ask them what's on their mind. Very quickly the topic shifts to money. And it can be very hard to get them off that subject.

Good grooming is integral and impeccable style is a must. If you don't look the part, no one will want to give you time or money.

I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work.

I mean, I wasn't stupid. I knew we'd make money and sell a lot of Dune books.

I never thought to ever ask for money. I was so stupid.

When a big company lays you off, they often give you a year's salary to 'go pursue a dream.' If you're stupid, you panic and get another job. If you're smart, you take the money and use the time to figure out what you want to do next.

I'd go stupid collecting and counting my money.