Richard O'Brien Quotes

I play basketball for love and money, and they come in interchangeable order, depending on how things are going when you ask the question.

After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts.

It's not always about the money.

I don't care about money or fame or anything like that, but it would be a perk.

Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.

I always tell the producers, if I can't get the girl at the end of the picture, at least give me more money.

Money doesn't drive me.

Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don't settle for them.

It's hard to be ambitious if you're content, isn't it?

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.

I'm not motivated by vanity, glory or the quest for power.

I once told Tommy Smothers, 'If I could just get the money and the women straightened out, the rest of my life would be easy.'

You see, money isn't everything - I know it sounds corny but I really mean it - success means a lot more.

I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it indispensable to talent, if for nothing else than to increase the talent.

You can't have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you.

If it wasn't for the fun and money, I really don't know why I'd bother.

It's about a young man who has climbed to fame and he discovers that his writing and the relationship with his wife are really more important for him than anything else.

In terms of achievement, the pride is very important to me. It keeps me going every day. The money is always second to me.

There is only one secret. To love what you are doing.

If you become great, then you can become happy. If you're happy first, it's much more difficult to be great.

I've learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for.

So many people equate money and success with happiness, especially in the music industry.

And winning is a huge thing for me.

I love the fame and the money and the power. You have to keep working to have that.

If I had known what it would be like to have it all - I might have been willing to settle for less.