Warren Farrell Quotes

There comes a time when money doesn't matter.

There are many things that I value, and many of them have nothing to do with my salary.

One thing I have clear is that I don't want to work for money anymore.

Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier.

Obviously it's much easier to say that you're going to follow your passions when you're financially secure, but at least we can take solace in the fact that we now have the time to pursue the things that we really want to pursue because now the option of doing things just for the money isn't necessarily there.

Money gives you the power to do whatever you want to do. I like the idea of being in complete control of my life.

Money is all right but once you have it you learn it's not the be all and end all.

The less of one's life one must exchange for money, the more freedom one may enjoy.

I never put a premium on making a living. It was never one of those things that was important to me.

I really don't want to encourage young people to think that life is about money only. Life is about being able to give yourself choice.

Money is often a matter of chance or good fortune and is not the mark of a successful life. It is not the thing that brings a throb of pleasure or a thrill into my life. And I would not pose as a successful man if that were to be the measure.

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

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.

People who get trapped in the tunnel vision of making money think that is all there is to life.

The money, the fame, if that comes, that's fantastic. But at the end of the day, my aim is to go to sleep at night content and have a purpose, and to know that I'm not swapping my life for money and some mind-numbing boring job, making easy money and protecting my brain.

It doesn't matter if you have one billion rupees in your bank account or one rupee. This is one life you get, and you'd rather spend it enjoying whatever you have, rather than thinking, 'Oh, I should have scored seven more runs, or I should get more money.'

You can do the same thing with $20 million that you would do with $50 million. So at a certain point in your life and in your career, you realise that it's not about the money.

My philosophy is very much to encourage my children to forge their own success and happiness, even though that will undoubtedly involve much more modest levels of wealth creation.

I try to combine my work with my family, that's what I aspire to. I don't say that's the only thing. It's not all work and family, because otherwise you would be saying no to the many other things in life and there are many other things.

I really get a smile that people think they have a right to even suggest how I give my money away. I have no mandate to give a dime to anybody.

You can only make money doing what you love.

Success must never be measured by how much money you have.

I have earned enough money in my life. When I started my career, for about 10 years, I told myself I want to make money. Now, I just want to do different roles.

Financially I'm comfortable. But life has a lot more in store for me.

Money is not necessarily, although it helps a lot for happiness, it's not necessarily the best way to be happy, to be rich, you know.