Charlie Munger Quotes

Unless you have financial resources of your own, you can't be free.

For me, the biggest thing with money has always been independence - just the biggest.

So I felt, well, I'll make the money and, with the money, do what I want to do.

If a woman is financially independent, she can definitely make a bigger contribution in making big decisions and contribute much more. If a woman is financially independent, she can pursue her interests, too.

I don't have any contracts, so I don't have to split any money up. That was my main thing - just making sure I'm taking care of myself and taking care of Lil B. Just learning to survive, for myself and as a human in America.

Money isn't automatically freedom. You need to look carefully at what you're doing to earn the money before you can conclude that you are, in practice, free. This is a cost-benefit analysis we should all perform on our own lives.

If you are a woman with your own money, you have confidence. You have the pick of the litter.

Growing up, I dreamt of being economically independent because I always believed women should be so.

Making money isn't a bad thing at all - it allows for a lot more freedom.

There are some parents who have really done it right and told their kid, 'You know, we have this dough, none of this is for you. You have to get your own.'

Even though I wasn't sure I could make it as an indie, almost immediately I felt as if a weight had been lifted off me. To be as independent as I am and to be able to support myself is incredibly satisfying. Everything I want to do myself, I can.

I never set out really to build a financial empire or to be a wealthy man.

As far as your personal goals are and what you actually want to do with your life, it should never have to do with the government. You should never depend on the government for your retirement, your financial security, for anything.

A woman's best protection is a little money of her own.

Go where the money is... and go there often.

Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent.

I will stand up for what I believe and for what I have always believed: Every person has a right to be rich in this country and I want to help them get there.

There's obviously a correlation between an economically empowered woman and the investments she makes. That leads to her social and moral conscience for bettering her community.

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.

I can live in a bubble, I like not to know anything about financials.

Money is not a fund of knowledge.

I didn't end up going bankrupt... I made some great investments and I held on to my money, which also enables me to have the freedom to do what I want now. But it's not about finances. No matter what, it's about keeping it real.

I'm Southern, but I need to be out making my own money, and impacting the world outside of my house.

As far as your personal goals are and what you actually want to do with your life, it should never have to do with the government. You should never depend on the government for your retirement, your financial security, for anything. If you do, you're screwed.

In order to make money the first thing is to have no need of it.