Quotes about "Money & Wealth"

The people who are competing business-wise out there want what other successful labels and artists have. I don't want what they have; I want my own path, my own sound, my own identity. Record labels care nothing about identity or artistic freedom, they want good business. ”

Somebody said us artists have trouble with success because art is derived from struggle. I disagree with that, because truely doing your art is success, whether you make money from it or not. ”

When I speak to students and they ask how much money you can make in art, as if that is a reason to persue it, I tell them to do something else. ”

When I first came into New York City, what I did was, I didn't have very much money, and I couldn't afford pictures or a resume, so what I used to do is I would tear off the back of a matchbook, and I'd write my name and telephone number on the back of the matchbook. ”

If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people He gives it to. ”

Before borrowing money from a friend it's best to decide which you need most. ”

A simple fact that is hard to learn is that the time to save money is when you have some. ”

I felt really lucky that 'Hairstyles Of The Damned' and 'The Boy Detective Fails' were both bestsellers, and I thought that donating the money from 'Demons' was a good way to respond to that. My favorite artists are the ones that are willing to experiment, even if it means a smaller audience. ”

No one can tell you what to do or push you around. It gives you a secure feeling. That's the best thing about money. ”

I found an approach to investing that made enormous sense to me: rigorously analyzing a company's fundamentals, understanding exactly how it makes money, developing a view on the business's future prospects, and deciding if it's a good business. ”