Famous quotes about money by famous people
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Money talk
From CEOs and singers to philosophers and rappers, we reveal what these famous faces have to say about money.
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Politician Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, politician: “Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.”
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Model and TV presenter Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks, model and TV presenter: “Don’t chase the money. Even if you want to be a banker. Chase the passion. Chase the dream.”
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Writer Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift, writer: “A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.”
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Missionary Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa, missionary: “Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.”
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Philosopher Karl Marx
Karl Marx, philosopher: “I do not like money, money is the reason we fight.”
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Actor Will Smith
Will Smith, actor: “Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.”
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Musician Bob Marley
Bob Marley, musician: “The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.”
TV host and producer Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey, TV host and producer: “Everybody wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.”
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Artist Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso, artist: “I’d like to live as a poor man with lots of money.”
Rapper Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg, rapper: "If you stop at general math, you're only going to make general math money."
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Businessman Richard Branson
Richard Branson, businessman: “Never go into business purely to get money. If that’s the motive, you’re better off doing nothing.”
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Actress Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor, actress: "Money is the best deodorant."
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Former US President Barack Obama
Barack Obama, former US President: “Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled.”
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Actor Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro, actor: "Money makes your life easier. If you're lucky to have it, you're lucky."
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Director Woody Allen
Woody Allen, director: "Another good thing about being poor is that when you are seventy your children will not have you declared legally insane in order to gain control of your estate."
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Musician Billy Idol
Billy Idol, musician: "It doesn't matter about money; having it, not having it. Or having clothes, or not having them. You're still left alone with yourself in the end."
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Comedian Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers, comedian: "People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made."
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Musician Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash, musician: "Success is having to worry about everything in the world, except money."
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Comedian Bob Hope
Bob Hope, comedian: "A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it."
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Music mogul Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell, music mogul: "Money brings you security and choice. You can make decisions in a different way if you have a lot of money. But when you have nothing, you have a naiveté, and a more fearless attitude because you have nothing to lose."
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Model and TV host Heidi Klum
Heidi Klum, model and TV host: "What are you going to do if you have all the money in the world and all the things that you wanted to achieve in your business and you have no one to share it with? You come home alone at the end of the day. And then what?"
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Actor Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey, actor: "I refuse to feel guilty. I feel guilty about too much in my life, but not about money. I went through periods when I had nothing, so somebody in my family has to get stinkin' wealthy."
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Marvel Comics Chairman Stan Lee
Stan Lee, Marvel Comics chairman: “I’ve been very lucky. All I wanted was to pay the rent. Then these characters took off and suddenly there were Hulk coffee mugs and Iron Man lunchboxes and The Avengers sweatshirts everywhere. Money’s okay, but what I really like is working.”
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Singer Cher
Cher, singer: "I'm scared to death of being poor. It's like a fat girl who loses 500 pounds but is always fat inside. I grew up poor and will always feel poor inside. It's my pet paranoia."
Family Guy Peter Griffin
Peter Griffin, Family Guy: "It doesn't matter if you're black or white... the only color that really matters is green."
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Writer Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde, writer: "When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is."
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Rapper Eminem
Eminem, rapper: "I always try to be smart. I try to treat all the money I'm making like it's the last time I'm going to make it."
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Comedian Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx, comedian: "Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy."
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Comedian Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin, comedian: "I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can't help it. It's the truth."
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Singer Beyoncé
Beyoncé, singer: “I truly believe that women should be financially independent from their men. And let's face it, money gives men the power to run the show. It gives men the power to define value.”
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Former US President Ronald Reagan
Former US President Ronald Reagan: “Money can’t buy happiness, but it will certainly get you a better class of memories.”
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Actor Steve Martin
Steve Martin, actor: “I love money. I love everything about it. I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. Got a fur sink. An electric dog polisher. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. And, of course, I bought some dumb stuff, too.”
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Actress Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields, actress: "I'm so naive about finances. Once when my mother mentioned an amount and I realised I didn't understand, she had to explain: 'That's like three Mercedes.' Then I understood."
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Business magnate Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett, business magnate: “I will tell you the secret to getting rich on Wall Street. You try to be greedy when others are fearful. And you try to be fearful when others are greedy.”
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder: “I’m the only person I know that’s lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year… It’s very character-building.”
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Author J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling, author: “Whatever money you might have, self-worth really lies in finding out what you do best.”
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Disney founder Walt Disney
Walt Disney, Disney founder: “Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money.”
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian, reality TV star: “If you can fix a problem with money, it’s not really a problem.”
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Filmmaker Michael Moore
Michael Moore, filmmaker: “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.”
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Rapper and actor 50 Cent
50 Cent, rapper and actor: “Money is freedom. Money is a private plane. Money is no metal detection.”
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Musician Elton John
Elton John, musician: “I have a lot of money stashed away, but I do live my life from day to day.”
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Actor and former pro wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, actor and former pro wrestler: “1995. $7 bucks in my pocket. I knew two things: I’m broke as hell and one day I won’t be.”
CEO and founder of Instagram Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom, CEO and founder of Instagram: “I think not focusing on money makes you sane because in the long run it can probably drive you crazy.”
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Musician and designer Kanye West
Kanye West, musician and designer: “So many people talk about their investments or how much money they have but there’s so many rich people who spend a lot of that trying to buy a piece of happiness.”
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Singer and actor Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake, singer and actor: “The way I grew up, I was always taught that it's uncouth to talk about money, and that's not what should inspire you.”
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Actor Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart, actor: "The only point in making money is, you can tell some big shot where to go."
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Actor William Shatner
William Shatner, actor: "If saving money is wrong, I don't want to be right!"
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Musician Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan, musician: "Money doesn't talk; it swears."