Rich Quotes

We can't afford big symphonies but we commission works that sound rich and symphonic because of the nature of the instrumentation and the people we work with.

There is none to tell the rich to go on striving, for a rich man makes the law that hallows and hollows his own life.

Everyone is encouraged to see their lives, the world through the eyes of the rich.

Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks. If you don't have a job and you are not rich, blame yourself!

People are aware of what I stand for through television. Nobody gets rich on TV but you build brand. That's what I'm attempting to do.

For generations, Americans who aren't rich have been generous and admiring of their wealthy compatriots - want a country where people who work hard can succeed, where the same rules apply to everyone. They expect to have their own shot at getting rich. But increasingly, they are seeing that the game is rigged.

When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die.

Europe has to avoid old prejudices and new ones. That means north versus south, rich versus poor.

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.

With honesty of purpose, balance, a respect for tradition, courage, and, above all, a philosophy of life, any young person who embraces the historical profession will find it rich in rewards and durable in satisfaction.

Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to the property of the rich, I wish it also to be known and declared that the rich have no right to the property of the poor.

The shock caused by the September 11 events has also lead to a thorough reflection on the existing disparity between rich and poor countries, on the misery of populations of the South.

I enjoy my money, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I'd certainly rather be rich than poor.

I had a couple of million dollars' worth of... stock once. And now it's not worth much more than wallpaper. I guess I just wasn't born to be rich.

The Latin musical tradition is very rich and gives the singer a lot of freedom to explore a range of.

What is a normal childhood? We weren't rich, we were pretty middle-class. My dad survived from job to job; with him taking care of so many relatives, he couldn't save any money.

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.

You can never become rich unless you like rich people.

Finland is a rich country. What have they got? They got Nokia phones and plywood. How'd they get so rich? Because they're free.

The circulating medium being issued only by those who labor, they would suddenly become invested with all the wealth and all the power; and those who did not labor, be they ever so rich now, would as suddenly become poor and powerless.

I'm a millionaire, I'm a multi-millionaire. I'm filthy rich. You know why I'm a multi-millionaire? 'Cause multi-millions like what I do.

The shock caused by the September 11 events has also lead to a thorough reflection on the existing disparity between rich and poor countries, on the misery of populations of the South.

I don't come from a rich family - it's not like we lived in a cardboard box, but we didn't have a ton of money.

Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.

The poor are prevented from thinking by the discipline of others, the rich by their own.

When I say manage emotions, I only mean the really distressing, incapacitating emotions. Feeling emotions is what makes life rich. You need your passions.

In a school where everyone is famous or rich or whatever, you have a culture, 'What does your dad do?' 'What does your mom do?'

For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine.

It would be nice to say the rich people, the fancy people, all behaved like bastards and the poor slobs all came through like heroes. But as a matter of fact, sometimes the poor slobs behave like slobs and the great, noble, privileged characters come off very well, indeed.

I've been poor and I've been rich, and rich is better.