Ryan Leaf Quotes

Money is just a way of keeping score.

Success will be when I can have a real swimming pool instead of the fifty-dollar one I buy at Kmart every year. But I don't want to get robbed of any authenticity to try and make money.

It's human nature when you first make your big fortune to want to show off a bit. I don't begrudge that whatsoever.

To be honest, I was born in luxury. I never saw the dearth of money, so money is not something which motivates me.

Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable in comfort.

I don't think the jet-setting life is really for most people.

People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made.

Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping.

Acting is wonderful, but it's not pulling in the type of money that I want. It's not bringing in the type of money that I am used to or the type of money that is going to supply my lifestyle. I'm a leisure girl; I like to be over in Italy or in Europe, you know shopping or vacationing, you know.

If I make $30,000 a month, I'll spend $29,999. I tell friends, 'Oh, you need money to go to college?' I'm a little crazy, but the backwash is heaven.

With the Supremes I made so much money so fast all I wanted to do was buy clothes and pretty things. Now I'm comfortable with money and it's comfortable with me.

I never wanted to be a millionaire. I just wanted to live like one.

A lifestyle is what you pay for; a life is what pays you.

I haven't bought a yacht or an island or even a palm tree.

The cure for materialism is to have enough for everybody. When people are sure of having what they need, they cease to think about it. Uncertainty chains the mind to anxiety. We can make the acquiring of the necessities of life a mere incident. The ideal of industry is a world in which people will have a chance to use their brains and will not be occupied from morning till night with the business of getting a livelihood. The true end of industry is to liberate the mind and body from the drudgery of existence

Money will not give you happiness; it's part of the key.

Money is not something that's very important to me.

I don't think spending money is a guarantee for anything.

We now live in an era where everybody is rich, and for some reason, everybody has a $20K bag. It is great to have those things, but I want the people who follow me to feel inspired and not jealous. Once you figure out your overall message, then you can push forward.

I don't want to look like I'm money-hungry.

I've seen a lot of people in my life base their self-worth on what job they book or don't book, what car they drive, or whether they can afford a house deposit or not.

There are people who are not wealthy because they want to be comfortable.

Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.

We used to talk about wanting to get some money, but that's when hip-hop was based on your dreams and your fantasy. The whole thing now is the dreams and fantasies were achieved, and you don't want to make it the focal point. You can't keep beating that dead horse.

Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don't want to run out of gas on your trip, but you're not doing a tour of gas stations. You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money.