Dodie Smith Quotes

Marrying for money is not a good idea at any time, but it is particualrly stupid for really rich people to do it.

Where does it stop? You get offered money for your wedding, then for your kids, new houses, holidays... We earn enough from football and sponsorships, why do you need any more?

I love my wife. She had money when I didn't.

Sooner or later, we sell out for money.

Never marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper.

Truly now is the golden age; the highest honour comes by means of gold; by gold love is procured.

We should have no more use or regard for money in any of its forms than we have for dust. Those who think it is worth more, or who are greedy for it, expose themselves to the danger of being deceived by the Devil.

I have made up my mind that I must have money, Pa. I feel that I can't beg it, borrow it, or steal it; and so I have resolved that I must marry it.

Gold will buy the highest honours; and gold will purchase love.

I think that money is the root of all evil. I've seen it happen.

Money is evil.

Money can't buy love, but it improves your bargaining position.

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

The only reason I'm in Hollywood is that I don't have the moral courage to refuse the money.

I think money, power, fame changes people a lot.

You have to want to be married to someone. You have to feel that reciprocated. Marriage for marriage's sake doesn't make any sense to me, and I found someone with whom I could put my money where my mouth is, I guess.

Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.

Don't sell your soul to buy peanuts for the monkeys.

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

My wife said to me: 'If you won the lottery, would you still love me?' I said: 'Of course I would. I'd miss you, but I'd still love you.'

With money, who needs friends?

Love is cheap. You can buy it anywhere. Lives are cheap. It's money that's dear. You have to work days and sit up nights thinking how to make money.

Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.

Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.

I'm not averse to making a lot of money. But where does that end? I hang out with people with hundreds of millions of dollars. Is that the standard by which I should measure myself? Where does that take you if you're in my business? I think it takes you to pretty dark, corrupt places.