It is a way to take people’s wealth from them without having to openly raise taxes. Inflation is the most universal tax of all.
Thomas SowellMoney has to serve, not to rule.
Pope FrancisThe business aspect is one of the most important things about having a music career, because every choice you make in a management meeting affects your life a year-and-a-half from now.
Taylor SwiftA man in debt is so far a slave.
Ralph Waldo EmersonGold is hoarded. It’s estimated that 95 percent of all gold ever mined is still around.
Robert KiyosakiAny time an investment company has to spend heavily on advertising, it’s probably a bad business in which to invest.
Robert KiyosakiRule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.
Warren BuffettMany financial advisors recommend that you diversify for your own protection. What they fail to tell you is that it is also for their protection. Since most financial advisors cannot tell you exactly which stock or mutual fund is a great investment, they tell you to buy a bunch of them.
Robert KiyosakiI think money is a wonderful thing because it enables you to do things. It enables you to invest in ideas that don’t have a short-term payback.
Steve JobsIf advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn’t have to advertise them.
Will RogersWell, I think that California has had a history of always spending more money than it takes in.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerAdvertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.
George OrwellIt’s time to start thinking differently about money and debt and start the healing process – and the process toward wealth and freedom. ‚Freedom from Bad Debt‘ can get you started.
Robert KiyosakiI like the fact that Melbourne always seems to support their chefs and promote them in ways I find really admirable.
Anthony BourdainMy dad was fiscally conservative, and I was influenced by that. He didn’t believe in spending more than you had because it gets you into trouble.
Clint EastwoodBuy land, they’re not making it anymore.
Mark TwainI’d say it’s been my biggest problem all my life… it’s money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.
Walt DisneyBooks constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital.
Thomas JeffersonIf a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.
SocratesI’m a cash flow guy. If it doesn’t make me money today, forget about it.
Robert KiyosakiCreditors have better memories than debtors.
Benjamin FranklinI’m going to retain a lot of Microsoft’s stock.
Bill GatesI always try to be smart. I try to treat all the money I’m making like it’s the last time I’m going to make it.
EminemIt’s not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
Will RogersI believe – we all pay taxes. I’m happy to pay it, but I hate to have it abused, money wasted, no accountability. That’s going to bother you.
Lou HoltzWorking hard to earn more money and then giving it away in higher taxes isn’t financially intelligent, even if you do put some of it into a retirement account.
Robert KiyosakiI want to be like Bruce Springsteen or something, making songs that are relevant.
J. ColeI have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country.
George WashingtonAutomotive franchise laws were put in place decades ago to prevent a manufacturer from unfairly opening stores in direct competition with an existing franchise dealer that had already invested time, money and effort to open and promote their business.
Elon MuskMoney without brains is always dangerous.
Napoleon HillI shouldn’t be near Vegas and have money in my pocket.
Adam SandlerThe over-all point is that new technology will not necessarily replace old technology, but it will date it. By definition. Eventually, it will replace it. But it’s like people who had black-and-white TVs when color came out. They eventually decided whether or not the new technology was worth the investment.
Steve JobsThis will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books than we do for chewing gum.
Elbert HubbardMany a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.
Mark TwainIn most cases, my visits to the West are for promotion of human values and religious harmony.
Dalai LamaA man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.
Ralph Waldo EmersonMore businesses should be following Apple’s stance in encouraging more investment in sustainability.
Richard BransonI try to treat all the money I’m making like it’s the last time I’m going to make it.
EminemI dropped out of NYU, moved out of my parent’s house, got my own place, and survived on my own. I made music and worked my way from the bottom up.
Lady GagaMany people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheToo many people spend money they haven’t earned to buy things they don’t want to impress people they don’t like.
Will RogersI always invest my own money in the companies that I create. I don’t believe in the whole thing of just using other people’s money. I don’t think that’s right. I’m not going to ask other people to invest in something if I’m not prepared to do so myself.
Elon MuskFriend, there’s no greater investment in life than in being a people builder. Relationships are more important than our accomplishments.
Joel OsteenWhy not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past?
David ByrneCapital is money, capital is commodities. By virtue of it being value, it has acquired the occult ability to add value to itself. It brings forth living offspring, or, at the least, lays golden eggs.
Karl MarxWe will invest in our people, quality education, job opportunity, family, neighborhood, and yes, a thing we call America.
Dan QuayleInvest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in order to guarantee your future.
Brian TracyMoney is like an arm or leg – use it or lose it.
Henry FordThe rich continue to get rich the same way they always have – by understanding how money works and making their money work for them.
Robert KiyosakiI’m a writer first and a singer second. And then I started editing my own videos when I was 17, so it’s a process I’ve been doing since I was younger.
Lana Del ReyWhat we have to find is the right level of regulation of our financial system so that it has the incentive to invest in things, but at the same time, it is sufficiently regulated so it can’t get in the kind of trouble that we have seen in the past and we have seen recently.
Colin PowellI mean, I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money.
Barack ObamaSometimes I wish I had taken the Bob Dylan route and sang songs where my voice would not go out on me every night, so I could have a career if I wanted.
Kurt CobainIf you have faith in our leaders of commerce, don’t buy gold. If you do not have faith in them, maybe you should buy gold or silver.
Robert KiyosakiWhen it comes down to my brand, We the Best, we’re about the people and whoever is passionate and in love the way I’m in love when it comes down to the headphones I’m promoting.
DJ KhaledFor a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference.
Richard BransonGetting rich is about fun. It’s a game, and you have to treat it that way.
Robert KiyosakiI believe the returns on investment in the poor are just as exciting as successes achieved in the business arena, and they are even more meaningful!
Bill GatesAs an entrepreneur, I have been known for taking risks throughout my career, but leaving the European Union is not one of the risks I would want the U.K. to take – not as an investor, not as a father, and not as a grandfather. I am deeply concerned about the impact of leaving.
Richard BransonGoodness is the only investment that never fails.
Henry David Thoreau