Lela Loren Quotes

I've never had anything. I just wanted to one day live comfortable. Like, be able to go out to lunch with my friends without being like, crap, I don't know if I can afford this bill right now. I shouldn't be doing this. That's all I really wanted.

But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that dream and to make it happen, whether or not it's just to put a roof over your head and food on the table.

I never set money as a goal. It was a result.

When you grow up without it, you want to have it. It's funny, in America some people say, 'Why do you want to make money so much?' And I say, 'Well, I guess you didn't starve as a kid.'

I don't think about financial success as the measurement of my success.

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

Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.

Our incomes should be like our shoes; if too small, they will gall and pinch us; but if too large, they will cause us to stumble and to trip.

Just because my bank account hasn't swelled astronomically I don't consider myself any less of a success.

A lot of people, most people who are working, they do it for money. And I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. It so happens that I made a lot of money already, so I don't have to worry that much about it. I wouldn't fault anybody for doing it for the money, but it doesn't interest me right now.

A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.

I had one year of struggle. My parents were always there, but I didn't want to rely on them. Now it's moving pretty fast. I'm not rich, but obviously this is fantastic. All I know to do with money is put it in a shoebox anyway.

I refuse to feel guilty. I feel guilty about too much in my life but not about money. I went through periods when I had nothing, so somebody in my family has to get stinkin' wealthy.

Coming from where I came from, it was unimaginable to ever be wealthy. That was just too far out of my reach.

What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.

There comes a point where it doesn't matter how many zeroes are at the end of your bank account.

Rumors of my wealth are greatly exaggerated. I have never been interested in money.

Money does not guarantee success.

A lot of the time we think finances are immediately linked to experience, opportunities, image, and all sorts of important things that can progress us in life. Sometimes they're not. Finances can be completely irrelevant if you allow yourself to feel like things are going well.

I'm not interested in more money for the sake of it.

The richest people are those who have life arranged so they have food for the family and the rent or mortgage paid. After that, at least in my case, it can become a pretty boring existence if wealth is the only objective.

For me, money is about respect, and that is really important to me.

Money was always on my mind when I was growing up. So I was always wondering how we were going to afford this and that. Acting seemed to be a shortcut out of the mess.

Money is something that keeps you alive and healthy and just keeps you focused. It's the drive. It's the passion.

As long as I've got my life, health and strength, and I'm in my right mind? I'mma get money.