Gregory Benford Quotes

Riches ennoble a man's circumstances, but not himself.

Wit will never make a man rich, but there are places where riches will always make a wit.

The difference between being a rich guy in America and a rich guy in Europe is that in America people look up to you for being rich.

I worry that every time I lay down my credit card of choice, it says something about me. About my social standing or how I see myself. The very colour of your card is an indication of where you stand in the wealth stakes.

Wealth--the most excellent of all gods.

Majestic mighty Wealth is the holiest of our gods.

All else-valor, a good name, glory, everything in heaven and earth-is secondary to the charm of riches.

All about my riches/ My name should be Richard

The beauty of me is that I'm very rich.

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

He that is rich is wise.

I was the child at school in second-hand or handmade clothes and, as I grew older, I craved material wealth, a big house and designer clothes.

The world at large does not judge us by who we are and what we know; it judges us by what we have.

When I first began visiting West Germany in the early 1980s, I was startled by the contrast between Birmingham, where I went to school, and affluent Cologne. My host family, the lovely Schumachers, always had an opulent array of grapes on the table; they were better dressed than anyone I knew in Britain.

The fact is that, except for those very few whose wealth is overwhelmingly or entirely inherited, the more affluent have usually worked harder than the less affluent.

In Europe, you would almost never have people with large amounts of income being happy with a two-volume vehicle like a hatchback or a minivan. They want to structurally show their societal position, which is why three volumes are so popular. They show 'I'm part of that hierarchy.'

A Rolex watch or an expensive car are the things guys often use to show status, wealth, and basic desirability.

I don't care what anyone says. Being rich is a good thing.

I do like nice things; we do live in a great house, but I don't choose my friends by how much money they have or what labels they're wearing.

Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping.

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to say it all.

Money doesn't buy class.

I'm enjoying the money, the big house, the cars; what ghetto kid wouldn't?

Always remember, money isn't everything - but also remember to make a lot of it before talking such fool nonsense.

I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human being become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of respectability at a commensurate speed.