939 private quotes tagged money

“Modern poets talk against business, poor things, but all of us write for money. Beginners are subjected to trial by market.” — Robert Frost

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“The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write, but he must by no means live and write for the purpose of making money.” — Karl Marx

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“I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said, 'What for?' I said, 'I'm going to buy some sugar.'” — Steven Wright

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“Money is like an arm or leg - use it or lose it.” — Henry Ford

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“Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.” — Samuel Johnson

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“The day, water, sun, moon, night - I do not have to purchase these things with money.” — Plautus

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“Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread.” — Francis Bacon

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“The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.” — H. L. Mencken

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“Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.” — Ambrose Bierce

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“Time is money.” — Benjamin Franklin

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“When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.” — Voltaire

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“Money: power at its most liquid.” — Mason Cooley

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“He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.” — Benjamin Franklin

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“Let advertisers spend the same amount of money improving their product that they do on advertising and they wouldn't have to advertise it.” — Will Rogers

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“It's hard to tell with these Internet startups if they're really interested in building companies or if they're just interested in the money. I can tell you, though: If they don't really want to build a company, they won't luck into it. That's because it's so hard that if you don't have a passion, you'll give up.” — Steve Jobs

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“Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.” — Sophocles

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“Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money.” — Michael Porter

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“The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on.” — Warren Buffett

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“I don't blame the players today for the money. I blame the owners. They started it. They wanna give it to 'em? More power to 'em.” — Yogi Berra

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“To the eyes of a miser a guinea is more beautiful than the sun, and a bag worn with the use of money has more beautiful proportions than a vine filled with grapes.” — William Blake

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“Money often costs too much.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“Speculation is only a word covering the making of money out of the manipulation of prices, instead of supplying goods and services.” — Henry Ford

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“It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages.” — Henry Ford

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“Remember that credit is money.” — Benjamin Franklin

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“Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.” — Steve Jobs

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