Quotes about "Money & Wealth"

Ray Kroc called his first McDonald's restaurant, which he opened in Illinois, 'a little money machine.' That's why thousands of franchisees bought it. ”

I am a theatre actor, but the last ten years I've taken parts in movies because it keeps me in money. ”

There's no subtext in 'Harry Potter,' really; it's all magic - anything can happen. Why do I say this? Because it's a magic spell. It's quite nice in a way. There is a real freedom to it. Doesn't say much for acting, does it? ”

I'm always theoretically opposed to capital punishment as a matter of policy; like, I don't believe a state should put its citizens to death. ”

There's a dark underside to philanthropy. People who give a bunch of money are deferred to, even when they are wrong. The emperor cannot be shown to have no clothes. ”

Every government program needs to be more efficient. Instead of pointing out how other programs can tighten their belts, every program administrator must look inward to save money. ”

One of my favorite things - and I am sure everybody else's in this Chamber - is to give away money. You really don't get much opposition when you give away money. ”

The American people need to know that money is being used effectively because frankly, the nation can't afford careless spending, no matter how well-intentioned. ”

In the movie 'Wall Street' I play Gordon Gekko, a greedy corporate executive who cheated to profit while innocent investors lost their savings. The movie was fiction, but the problem is real. ”

I went into rehab to save my marriage, but I wound up saving myself. ”