Quotes about "Money & Wealth"

We had no money, and we had to go through 'punk' school. We ended up living in the rehearsal room that used to be the Sex Pistols rehearsal room at Malcolm McLaren's office. So we had this sort of interesting beginning. ”

We're constantly having to go head-to-head with the Bernie Madoffs of the world who just want more and more money. ”

The way I was raised, you get a new pair of sneakers when the old one gets messed up. But when I got to high school, I started dating girls and trying to fit in, and I realized everybody was collecting Jordans. When I would get my paychecks, I wouldn't even take money. I would just trade them for sneakers. ”

You have these megabrands who make most of their money off hip-hop culture. Where were they in the time of need? ”

A lot of us who are creative and have all these great ideas just don't have the money to do it. ”

Tradition can, to be sure, participate in a creation, but it can no longer be creative itself. ”

I feel like money is an interesting thing when you don't come from it. ”

At 24, I was probably making more than 95 percent of my friends. I was burning through money. ”

I set out to tell my story, which is based on my family. Dr. Cosby told his story in 'The Cosby Show.' The comparisons stop there in terms of my creation of the show. We just both happen to have black fathers at the center of it. ”

I think that's the key to any artistic endeavor: You want it to feel fresh and not have people look at it like it's re-creation of something else unless it's done in a really strong way. ”