No Money Quotes

My family survived losing money to Bernie Madoff incredibly well compared to others.

I've turned down shows offering large amounts of money.

You can do the same thing with $20 million that you would do with $50 million. So at a certain point in your life and in your career, you realise that it's not about the money.

Money and fame? I never had it, don't really know if I want it.

I don't really think about my work in terms of whatever money it makes. That's just a bonus. I'm just going to do the work anyway, so whatever comes back is good with me.

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

I get paid to play football, not to sit on the bench, I don't enjoy that. Over the years loads of players have been very happy to do that and pick up their money. That used to really wind me up.

For venture capital, one of the original principles is people you want to invest in are people who've done it before with someone else's money. Not people who've just came out of business school.

I spend a frightening amount of money on books.

I've forgiven all my enemies - even those who have stolen money from me.

The key to making money in angel investing is saying no. You meet with 100 companies and say no to 99 of them.

I terribly miss - we all miss, I think - somebody like the great producer Irving Thalberg. He had a foot in both camps: He understood us creative people. And he understood the money people.

But I feel that I have a responsibility to help the film and I have relations with the studio and with those who put up the money so that I can tell a story that I believe in.

Having a company that's successful is a wonderful platform to do new things. You don't have to raise money for it; you can take profits from the company and pump them into new business.

I'm not interested in more money for the sake of it.

What we need is more money back in the hands of Americans of any economic standing and so raising taxes right now doesnt make sense.

Money doesn't buy class.

You know how much money the oil companies have? If you need some gas, just go fill your tank off and drive off - they're not going to miss it.

When I started out I thought I might make a little money, get some girls, get a taste of the rock 'n' roll life. It's gone way beyond that.

Well I was a Gerber baby, so probably that was my first money. But in cash, I used to do lemonade stands a lot.

Short on money, long on hope

You think Ivy's a planner? She has nothing on a motivated elf with too much money.

Money equals power; power makes the law; and law makes government.

I'm not used to having a boss. I'm the boss. I don't need the money. I'm filthy f... rich!

Nobody works as hard for his money as the man who marries it.

Always beware of people offering you one-time money. That only works in an election year. How are you going to permanently pay for education?

I always feel like there is some dude out there with money that I could fall back on if I needed to.

I make movies for money, exclusively for money.

The street kid in me says, "Grab the money and run - who cares who it's from! Don't think about whatever you have to do for it or when you have to do it!

When I came back I had to realize that IC was not in a very good shape - all the much money that we had because of the huge Ideal success, was gone. I was very upset.

I'd advise all aspiring game designers not to aim for money when developing a game, because unfortunately it is very rare for game designers to be able to earn a living by developing analog games.

I know that money speaks more loudly than need.

So it's like the underground world no longer exists economically cause they're not giving money back to their supporting artists.

I really came out to L.A. to take the money and run.

Making movies is just as much of a game. They say Hollywood is like high school with money.

We must stop spending money that we just don't have. Historic debt leads to historic tax increases, which stifle job growth.

You have to follow every melodic line, every emotional idea, or you don't get your money's worth.

Acting was something that just came along. But I made good money, so it wasn't something I was just going to put aside and pretend it didn't exist.

I played professional level sports. When you're playing for money, it's a whole other level.

It's not easy making money as an actor. It's just not an easy thing to do. There's so many that want to do it and so few opportunities to do it that it's not as easy as it would seem.

Do I resent rich people? No. The best or worst I can do is notice them. I agree with the great Socialist writer George Orwell, who felt that rich people were poor people with money.

I can see where influential people would like Maharishi better than Jesus. My God, if the Beatles and Mia Farrow went to Jesus, He'd tell them to give all their money away.

Why throw money at problems? That is what money is for. Should the nation's wealth be redistributed? It has been and continues to be redistributed to a few people in a manner strikingly unhelpful.

People should practice an art in order to make their souls grow and not to make money or become famous. Paint a picture. Write.

Wake up, you idiots! Whatever made you think that money was so valuable?

Thank goodness I've saved my money.

I don't want to play a laptop live if I'm just going to sit there, so it's also a problem of working at my movie theater job long enough to get money to get better equipment.

Y'know, we're all wasting our time writing this hack science fiction! You wanta make real money, you gotta start a religion!

Money is completely boring to me. It means nothing, except it feeds my art. Every penny I make goes back into the Haus of GaGa. My Haus of GaGa is something like Andy Warhol's Factory.

My talent matters more to me than the money does.