“You can invest with less risk and make more money in the stock market. All you have to do is not be an average investor. Intelligence is the ability to make finer distinctions.” AbilityRiskAverageDistinctionInvestorsMore Money Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“You got a million drug laws now because the bosses figured there was more money in putting people in jail than taxing something anyone can grow on a window sill.” PeopleLawGrowsMillionsDrugWindowBossJailMore MoneyDrug Laws Author:Lenny Bruce
“It's better to be born lucky than rich. If you're rich, you may lose your money, but if you're born lucky, you will always have more money.” IfsMayBornLosesRichLuckyMore MoneyLucky You Author:D. H. Lawrence
“More money is lost anticipating the changes in the overall stock market than any other way of investing.” WayLostInvestingMore Money Author:Peter Lynch
“For the most part, having more money and more fame make your life harder. It just does. I've seen it happen with people. You know, it's so hard to stay normal. It's so hard to stay happy. It's hard to remember why you were doing what you did in the first place.” PeopleKnowsFirstsDoeHardHappensRememberFameNormalHarderMore MoneyStay Happy Author:Rashida Jones
“President Bush, yes, spent money like a drunken sailor, and left the nation with a record $400-billion deficit. President Obama, however, is spending far more money than Bush, with a record $1.8 trillion deficit projected for his first year.” YearsFirstsLeftNationsPresidentRecordsSpendingBillionsPresident ObamaMore MoneyDeficitPresident BushSailor Author:Paul Kengor
“The Catholic Church is still very angry about The Da Vinci Code - they don't like anything that makes more money in a weekend than they do.” StillsChurchCatholicAngryCodeWeekendMore MoneyCatholic ChurchDa Vinci Code Author:Jay Leno
“We need more money for schools. We need more money for the kids. Ever think maybe the damn kids aren't worth it?” ThinkingNeedsKidsSchoolDamnMore MoneyWorth It Author:Greg Giraldo
“I talked to Larry the Cable Guy the other day. Larry's made more money than 10 people should ever make in a lifetime. He was excited because he'd gone over to the livestock auction and bought 20 new feeder pigs.” PeopleShouldMadeGuyGoneLifetimeExcitedMore MoneyPigsCablesLarryAuctionsLivestock Author:Jeff Foxworthy
“I remember asking my dad, "Why didn't you ever move to the States? You probably could have made a lot more money." My dad said, "Because I have an obligation to give back." I always admired him for that.” GivingMadeSaidStatesRememberMovingDadAskingMy DadObligationMore MoneyGiving Back Author:Will Arnett
“Don't most men actually think that the more money they spend on a date, the more fingers they get to stick in your pussy before they kiss you goodnight?” ThinkingMenKissingSticksFingersMore MoneyPussy Author:Andrew Dice Clay
“Money comes and goes. I'm thankful I have money. I'm trying to save up more. I would like more money. But it's not happiness. If you're a millionaire and hate your family, hate your friends and your life, then what is the point? You're just a person with a lot of money and power who is not happy.” IfsTryingPersonsHappinessHateOur FamilyMore MoneyLots Of MoneyHate YouComes And GoesMillionaireNot HappyMoney And PowerMoney Comes And Goes Author:Dat Phan
“I learned that money's not happiness. The more famous I am and the more money I make, the closer I stay to my family and friends that I've known since junior high school. True happiness to me is the connection with fellow human beings I've known for a long time.” HumansLongSchoolHappinessHuman BeingsKnownLong TimeHigh SchoolMy FamilyConnectionsFellowsMore MoneyFamily And FriendsJuniorsTrue HappinessJunior HighHigh School Junior Author:Dat Phan
“Of course, 'I Will Always Love You' is the biggest song so far in my career. I'm famous for several, but that one has been recorded by more people and made me more money, I think, than all of them. But that song did come from a true and deep place in my heart.” PeopleThinkingHeartHas BeensMadeSongCoursesCareersLove YouMy HeartMore MoneyAlways Love YouWill Always Love YouI Will Always Love You Author:Dolly Parton
“I think ultimately what you really want is a few people within any label that are into the band enough to really work on it every day for a long time and to actually try a little bit. But obviously, the major labels have more money to spend, so if they feel like spending it, they have bigger resources there when you need them. It doesn't always necessarily translate into them doing a better job for a band, but I think especially if you're playing the game of commercial radio and making videos and stuff like that, that's sort of an expensive proposition.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantNeedsFeelsTryingLittlesLongEnoughJobsGamesStuffBitsBandMajorsLittle BitLong TimeResourcesBiggerRadioSpendingVideoLabelsExpensiveMore MoneyTranslatePropositionsBetter Jobs Author:Adam Schlesinger
“When I said that something was going to cost a certain amount of money, I actually knew what I was talking about. The biggest problem that we were having on the financing front was people with lots of money saying "you need more money to make this film [Moon]," and us saying "no this is the first feature film we want to do it at a budget where we sort of prove ourselves at the starting end of making feature films; we can do this for $5 million." That is where the convincing part between me and Stuart came, we had to convince people with money that we could do it for that budget.” PeopleWantNeedsFirstsSaidEndsProblemFilmCertainCan DoTalkingMillionsFrontsAmountCostMoonProveStartingBudgetsFeaturesConvinceMore MoneyLots Of MoneyConvincingSaying NoFinancing Author:Duncan Jones
“The United States has put more money on HIV, AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis than any country in the world and it's having an impact real quick.” WorldRealCountryStatesUnitedUnited StatesImpactAidsMore MoneyHivMalariaHiv AidsTuberculosis Author:Bill Frist
“A lot of ppl are making more money than they ever had nowadays - so when they get their flat they can, they always find themselves with an extra room.” RoomsExtrasFlatsMore Money Author:Jimi Hendrix
“What most Americans don't realize is there is an unholy alliance. They come together. There's a secret handshake. We spend more money on everything. And we are not stronger nation if we go further into debt. We are not projecting power from bankruptcy court.” IfsTogetherNationsRealizingSecretStrongerCourtDebtMore MoneyAlliancesBankruptcyHandshake Author:Rand Paul
“Rich people, they stay out of jail not just because they have more money but because they grew up in a culture where they're educated by people to say, "I don't have to talk to the cops. If I get arrested, I'm not going to say a word to them. I'm just going to wait until my family lawyer gets here".” PeopleIfsCultureWaitingRichGrewGrew UpMy FamilyLawyerEducatedJailMore MoneyCopRich PeopleArrested Author:Immortal Technique
“Most of us spend our lives convinced that there's something missing: "If only I had a bigger barbecue, more money, a bigger car, a different wife, a different.... If only I could upgrade somehow, then I would be okay."” IfsDifferentWould BeOur LivesWifeCarMissingOkayBiggerConvincedMore MoneyBarbecue Author:Arjuna Ardagh
“I buy mainly Beatles bootlegs and stuff like that. I'm hoping I can go there today. My dad buys my drawings and he re-sells them for quite a bit more and then he puts the money in my savings. I just draw all the time and he buys and I get a lot money [laughs]. It's great. My dad's my best manager I ever had. If I get richer, I'd like to be able to buy more of the real collectible Beatles things. I just need a little more money to be a higher class collector [laughs].” IfsNeedsLittlesI CanRealTodayAbleStuffBitsClassLaughingDadHigherDrawsSellsMy DadDrawingSavingManagersMore MoneySavingsGet RichCollectorsBest ManagerCollectibles Author:Daniel Johnston
“I wonder why anyone would hesitate to be generous with their writing. I mean, if you really want to make a living, go to Wall Street and trade oil futures ... We're writers. We're doing something that is inherently a generous act. We're exposing ourselves to the muse and to the things that frighten us. Why do that if you're not willing to be generous? And paradoxically, almost ironically, it turns out that the more generous you are, the more money you make. But that's secondary. For me, the privilege of being generous is why I get to do this.” IfsWantWritingMeanTurnsWonderStreetsWillingWallTradePrivilegeOilGenerousMore MoneyMuseExposingBeing Generous Author:Seth Godin
“I used to be a mad hitter. And then I learned the longer you wait out the ball, the better you see it. And the better you see it, the harder you hit it. And the harder you hit it, the higher your average is going to be. And the higher your average is, the more money you're going to make.” UsedWaitingHigherBallsHarderMadAverageUsed To BeMore Money Author:George Brett
“The reason I do Shark Tank isn't to try take make more money of the deals, even though every deal I want to make money off of and even more so I want the entrepreneurs to be very successful and make money, but Shark Tank sends a message to everybody that the American Dream is alive and well.” WantTryingWellsReasonDreamDealsSuccessfulAliveMessagesEntrepreneurMaking MoneyAmerican DreamMore MoneyTanksSharks Author:Mark Cuban
“Offering 'comprehensive' reform usually means years of arguing and horse-trading among pressure groups to get anything done. By the time all the special interests are appeased or bought off, the resulting elephantine legislation typically looks nothing like what was intended. In short, big-government medicine usually doesn't work on big-government sickness. If President Obama wants 'comprehensive' change, it would be better simply not to spend any more money we don't have.” IfsWantYearsLooksMeanDoneBigsGovernmentWould BePresidentInterestGroupsSpecialHorsePressureMedicineArguingReformSicknessPresident ObamaOfferingMore MoneyLegislationTradingComprehensiveSpecial InterestsBig GovernmentPressure Groups Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“We are living at a time where a handful of people have wealth beyond comprehension - huge yachts, jet planes, tens of billions of dollars, more money than they could spend in a thousand lifetimes. But at the same time, millions of people are struggling to feed their families or put a roof over their heads or find the money to go to a doctor.” PeopleWealthMillionsStruggleHugeThousandDoctorsDollarsLifetimeBillionsPlanesMore MoneyRoofHandfulComprehensionJetYachtJet Planes Author:Bernie Sanders
“Make money. Make more money. Make others produce so as to make money... However you get them in or why, just do it.” ProduceMaking MoneyMore MoneyJust Do It Author:L. Ron Hubbard
“It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia.” HellCostUniversityJailMore MoneyVirginia Author:Bernie Sanders
“Freelance isn't for everyone - you've got to be aggressive and enjoy working alone. But you could make more money than you ever imagined.” EnjoyAggressiveMore MoneyWorking Alone Author:Nicole Williams
“When I saw music as a means to an end - more fame, more money, dating celebrities - that's when things have gone terribly wrong. Now my life is focused on just trying to keep making music. Because when it's really good, it's just the most remarkable feeling on the planet.” TryingMeanEndsFeelingsLife IsGoneSawsPlanetsFameMusic IsDatingFocusedRemarkableMore MoneyMeans To An End Author:Moby
“The construction industry likes nothing more than a blank canvas onto which they can impose a brand new building, because that way they can make more money.” WayBuildingIndustryLikesBrandsConstructionMore MoneyBlankCanvasBrand NewBlank CanvasConstruction Industry Author:Jonathan Meades
“I think it's important that people know what raising the debt ceiling is. It's Congress giving permission to the federal government to borrow more money that we don't have, and we borrow it for the purpose of spending it.” PeopleThinkingKnowsGivingImportantGovernmentPurposeCongressDebtSpendingMore MoneyPermissionFederal GovernmentCeilingsDebt Ceiling Author:Michele Bachmann
“You know, when you go into the store and buy a box of laundry detergent, and the price has gone up - you know, 50 cents because of regulations....And everything is costing more money, and we are killing our people like this....It's the evil government that is putting all these regulations on us so that we can't survive.” PeopleKnowsGovernmentEvilGoneKillingBoxesStoresRegulationCentsMore MoneyLaundryEvil GovernmentLaundry Detergent Author:Benjamin Carson
“The more money you make, the more the culture already attracts you to serve it, with an aura of glitter and power, to reproduce it in even stronger ways. And you have to resist that so much if any meaningful artistic integrity is to be had.” IfsWayCultureIntegrityStrongerMeaningfulArtisticMore MoneyGlitterAurasArtistic Integrity Author:Fady Joudah
“If I focused hard on getting a literary agent, and doing things like that, instead of designing my blog's header, I would have more money, I think. I think I don't view myself as an author. I view myself as a person. I view [anything] as part of being a person, so I feel okay with "marketing" or other things like that.” IfsThinkingFeelsPersonsHardViewsDesignOkayMarketingFocusedAgentsMore MoneyBlogsLiterary Agents Author:Tao Lin
“And with this sort of increased visibility, there's more money going around in the industry, and it changes a lot, in terms of who gets into the business as a creator, who sticks with it, and who gets pushed out. And I do think it's sort of too bad that what once was a safe haven for truly eccentric, outsider artists is no longer that thing. But there are definitely pros and cons. You could also look at it as bringing in a more diverse crowd.” ThinkingLooksArtistTermHavensIndustrySafeSticksCrowdsCreatorDiverseMore MoneyOutsidersEccentricVisibilitySafe HavenPros And Cons Author:Adrian Tomine
“I was a professional chess player in Romania, but only a small-time master. When I came to France, I continued playing chess for many years: I played tournaments in numerous countries with mixed results. I wrote and published a book - La Défense Alekhine and translated two others from Russian. I taught chess in schools; I earned more money through chess than through literature.” YearsTwoBookCountrySchoolLiteratureResultsPlayerTaughtMastersChessFranceMore MoneyTournamentsChess PlayersPlaying ChessRomaniaAlekhine Author:Dumitru Tepeneag
“Every sensible banker understands that Greece should not have received any more money: a bankrupt state that can never be expected to repay loans is not a good debtor.” ShouldStatesExpectedSensibleMore MoneyLoanGreeceBankersDebtors Author:Yanis Varoufakis
“What most interests me is human connection, whether it's on the street, in community, through music, storytelling, and shared experience. People tell me to be a rock cellist, make money, and give up on the activism so I can make more money.” PeopleGivingHumansI CanInterestCommunityStreetsRocksGiving UpConnectionsActivismStorytellingMaking MoneyMore MoneyHuman ConnectionShared ExperiencesCellists Author:Ben Sollee
“If a record label will sign you in order for you to be moulded into something that can make more money for them, then you should get out of there if you're that artist.” IfsShouldArtistOrderRecordsLabelsMore MoneyRecord Labels Author:Matt Corby
“Sometimes it will be for more money than I've ever been offered before. I mean, am I an idiot again for not doing that?” MeanSometimesIdiotMore Money Author:Will Oldham
“If you didn't get it right and then you have to release a director's cut to undo what the studio made you release, I don't know, either it's some marketing thing for them to get more money or the director didn't do his job.” IfsKnowsMadeJobsCuttingDirectorsMarketingStudiosReleaseMore Money Author:Neill Blomkamp
“Most major domestic programs got more money this year, and they're used to reflect the priorities of the upcoming year. One good example is, the Secret Service is getting $268 extra dollars because it's a presidential election year and the agency's going to be under more demands.” YearsUsedSecretExampleDemandMajorsProgramElectionDollarsPrioritiesPresidentialAgencyExtrasMore MoneyGood ExamplesPresidential ElectionSecret ServiceYear OneElection Years Author:Susan Davis
“I don't think you could find any person in political life today who has been subjected to more attacks and had more money spent against her by special interests, among whom you have named a few, than I.” ThinkingPersonsHas BeensTodayPoliticalInterestSpecialMore MoneySpecial InterestsPolitical Life Author:Hillary Clinton
“Why do we consider that just because people have more money, they do not deserve it? It is totally wrong. They deserve everything they have earned.” PeopleDeserveMore Money Author:Anthea Turner
“I think what Secretary Ash Carter is seeing, and I'm glad he is, is that we got to get NATO back working for the common defense. We've got to do more to support our partners in NATO, and we have to send a very clear message to Putin that this kind of belligerence, that this kind of testing of boundaries will have to be responded to. The best way to do that is to put more armor in, put more money from the Europeans in so they're actually contributing more to their own defense.” ThinkingWayKindCommonSupportClearSeeingMessagesDefensePartnersGladBoundariesBest WayMore MoneyAshesSecretaryTestingPutinCarterArmorContributingNatoBelligerenceCommon Defense Author:Hillary Clinton
“The difference lies in the intention behind wanting money. Your reasons for why you want to create more money is typically why you're ambitious to get it. You're either genuinely ambitious or selfishly hungry.” WantReasonLyingDifferencesBehindsIntentionHungryAmbitiousMore Money Author:Aeriel Miranda
“There's a lot of money being generated by nerds right now. Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, the list goes on and on. Nerds make more money than our government. And with money comes power.” GovernmentGoes OnRight NowMarkBillsListsGatesMore MoneyLots Of MoneyNerdZuckerberg Author:Chris Hardwick
“We think, "If I have more money, I am more valuable. If I make more money, I am more valuable." It's all sort of wound up with this problem that humans have with their failure.” IfsThinkingHumansProblemValuableWoundsMore Money Author:Jodie Foster