Dana Plato Quotes

I don't care about having money. It's about being happy, man.

Money does not make you happy but it quiets the nerves.

A lot of money eliminates a category of worry. If your car breaks down, you're still going to get through the day. But it doesn't make you a happy person if you weren't a happy person before.

I enjoy money. Not enough people in this world are happy. I'm determined to be contented, and having plenty of money from working makes it easier for me.

There is no correlation between happiness and amounts of money.

Money brings some happiness. But after a certain point, it just brings more money.

There is no dramatic difference in happiness on the part of people who are wealthy.

It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich.

I'm determined to be contented, and having plenty of money from working makes it easier for me.

I think family, friends and a sense of community give you greater happiness than money. But, of course, one has to have a minimum on which to live. The joy I get from sitting around and having a laugh is immeasurable - much greater than anything that I have ever bought.

I've learned very, very, very clearly that money does not equal happiness or security, either.

You always hear the phrase, money doesn't buy you happiness. But I always in the back of my mind figured a lot of money will buy you a little bit of happiness. But it's not really true. I got a new car because the old one's lease expired.

Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.

Money never made me.

I would be the first to say that while a lack of money can cause misery, money doesn't buy you happiness.

But all the money in the world cannot make you happy either, so there has to be a balance.

I think if you talk to anybody who ever went from not having much to having enough to buy what they wanted, they're always happier. Now I get that whole '$75,000 a year is some kind of magic number,' but my experience is 'more is better, up to a point.' Then there's a point where it doesn't make any difference.

Money doesn't buy happiness, but it does buy happier.

I can't rely on my money to be happy.

I don't need more money. I don't need that to be happy.

Money's a necessary evil, there to give you moments. It gives me things I couldn't have - nice things - but happiness? That's a not a question of money and fame. Quite the opposite.

You can have X amount of pounds in your bank every month, but if you're not happy, and you're not finding peace in what you're doing, it doesn't really matter.

And is it not the chief good of money, the being free from the need of thinking of it?

Money doesn't drive me.

The happiest I ever been was when I was a struggling actor. I've had big houses and small houses. I always had work available for most of my career. When I actually had to find jobs to make money, that's when I was happy.