My family wasn’t rich, so when it comes to money, I tend to think, ‚Err on the side of caution.‘

My goal is just to be respected as a man when I walk down the street with my family. I don’t care what your job is, you’re not gonna talk down to me, you’re not gonna try to get a rise out of me. I’m a man first. And in establishing that, some interesting things have happened.

Generous people can become more generous as they become richer, giving away vast fortunes to worthwhile causes as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are doing.

It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.

Regarding marriage, it – somehow, it didn’t happen. One fellow in such a big family not getting married is not an issue.

I was not the son of a worker or lacking in material or social resources for a relatively comfortable existence; I could say I miraculously escaped wealth.

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.

Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things.

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

I never thought I’d have children; I never thought I’d be in love, I never thought I’d meet the right person. Having come from a broken home – you kind of accept that certain things feel like a fairy tale, and you just don’t look for them.

I’m trying to keep a level head. You have to be careful out in the world. It’s so easy to get turned.

It’s very difficult for the American people to believe that our government, one of the richest on Earth, is also one of the stingiest on Earth.

It is totally different making films in the East than in the West. In the East, I make my own Jackie Chan films, and it’s like my family. Sometimes I pick up the camera because I choreograph all the fighting scenes, even when I’m not fighting. I don’t have my own chair. I just sit on the set with everybody.

Train up a child in the way that he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

I’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.

Maria is the best reason to come home.

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.

At the age of 6, a teacher full of ambitions, who taught in the small public school of Biran, convinced my family that I should travel to Santiago de Cuba to accompany my older sister who would enter a highly prestigious convent school. Including me was a skill of that very teacher from the little school in Biran.

All my momma’s people were very musical. My grandpa, who was the Pentecostal minister, he was a great musician. He played the fiddle, he played the piano.

My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school.

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.

Whenever something went wrong when I was young – if I had a pimple or if my hair broke – my mom would say, ‚Sister mine, I’m going to make you some soup.‘ And I really thought the soup would make my pimple go away or my hair stronger.

The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it.

The kindness that’s been shown to me, by doctors as well as my family and my friends, it’s really saved my life.

My upbringing was solid because of the people I had around me.

If I was a billionaire, I’d be smart with my money.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

The kids are a big part of my schedule.

Working 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.

I mean, I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money.

Successful people make money. It’s not that people who make money become successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what they do.

A mother defends herself with a heart filled with love before doing so with words. I wonder whether there is any love for the church in the hearts of those who pay so much attention to the scandals.

I always was a rich person because money’s not related to happiness.

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.

Without Cambodia, I may never have become a mother. Part of my heart is and will always be in this country. And part of this country is always with me: Maddox.

Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.

Within one’s own family, money is not the measure of things, unless the person is an absolute Scrooge. Only the most extreme kind of monster would put a price on everything.

My 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.

In my heart, I’m just a kid from the council houses. I can remember the old cottage and my dad coming round with the tin bath. I’m not a rich man.

I don’t mind saying, you know, that I don’t take a salary from the church, and God has blessed me with more money than I could imagine from my books.

You know, my family and friends have never been yes-men: ‚Yes, you’re doing the right thing, you’re always right.‘ No, they tell me when I’m wrong, and that’s why I’ve been able to stay who I am and stay humble.

There are people who have money and people who are rich.

I love being a dad. I just love it.

When I cook for my family on Christmas, I make feijoada, a South American dish of roasted and smoked meats like ham, pork, beef, lamb, and bacon – all served with black beans and rice. It’s festive but different.

Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness – great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.

Most people would assume my business success, and the wealth that comes with it, have brought me happiness. But I know I am successful, wealthy, and connected because I am happy.

There is no such thing as fun for the whole family.

My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine.

Money is like an arm or leg – use it or lose it.

If your mom cries a lot, you probably cry a lot. It’s what you learn.

I have plenty of money, unlike other Hollywood celebrities or athletes that have not invested well.

A man should never neglect his family for business.

I sing seriously to my mom on the phone. To put her to sleep, I have to sing ‚Maria‘ from West Side Story. When I hear her snoring, I hang up.

Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.

Gambling can turn into a dangerous two-way street when you least expect it. Weird things happen suddenly, and your life can go all to pieces.

No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer.

My family was mostly unemployed working class.

I definitely don’t think that money can buy you love. It can buy you affection but certainly not love.

Part of me feels you can’t say you were truly in love if it didn’t last. If I end up getting married and having kids, that’s when I’ll know it’s real – because it lasted.