Quotes about "Money & Wealth"

Even though I am fortunate to have certain luxuries, sometimes, I am even amazed by what people with money have and do. I want to remind people that just because you might be rich and famous, it doesn't mean you have to take yourself too seriously. ”

Our freedom, our prosperity and our security depend on a proper respect for the fortune of our neighbours, allies and old friends. ”

It seems there's a sliding scale between the money they spend on a movie and its creativity. ”

We all stand on the shoulders of our ancestors. We're in a relay race, relying on the financial and human capital of our parents and grandparents. Blacks were shackled for the early part of that relay race, and although many of the fetters have come off, whites have developed a huge lead. ”

The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it doesn't operate in this region. It's difficult to expand, because President Bush has cut funding. ”

I think we need to rethink a lot of business skills. In finance, for example, social impact bonds are potentially a way of providing capital for investments that save the public money in a context in which government often doesn't invest in things that would save it money. ”

Wilderness trails constitute a rare space in America marked by economic diversity. Lawyers and construction workers get bitten by the same mosquitoes and sip from the same streams; there are none of the usual signals about socioeconomic status, for most hikers are in shorts and a T-shirt and enveloped by an aroma that would make a skunk queasy. ”

I think that people need to become more educated about money. We need to stop creating systems that benefit only the most-cutthroat sharks. ”

I want to stop making decisions based on money, start saying no to stuff I don't have fun with anymore. ”

Simon Cowell is tight. That's why he's so successful - he's able to keep his money to himself. ”