Paulie Malignaggi Quotes

Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives?

Just keep learning from the role and not just go for the money.

I played baseball because I could make more money doing that than I could doing anything else.

My goal is just to make as much money as I can in the sport, and that's it.

We all play football to get money.

As long as they pay me good, that's all I care about.

I don't know how much the other fighters make. But I need to tell you that, for myself, money is not the first consideration.

Only when you are self-employed do you fully realize how much more efficient you become when your output directly correlates with how much money you make.

I almost didn't turn pro at all. I was tempted to be a career amateur. I worked as an investment banker for nine months after I got out of school, and the money was fantastic and promised to get even more lucrative.

I did not come into football to make money. I had already made millions.

I care about the work I do. But I'm not going to say that money's not an issue.

Of course, I do everything for money.

I do them all for the money, I really do.

If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday.

Acting for me, is a passion, but it's also a job, and I've always approached it as such. I have a certain manual-laborist view of acting. There's no shame in taking a film because you need some money.

The three things I said when I came out of school were I want to work consistently, I want to do good work and I want to be paid fairly, and that's happened. But I didn't become an actress for the money. I do it for other reasons.

I never turned a part down when they offered me money.

I feel like I've won every year the show has been picked up by Logo because, really, nothing beats a paycheck.

A lot of us players, if you were to ask them, feel like they have to play overseas. Why? 'Why not? Might as well do it while I can.' For a while, I felt that way - I've got to make the most money that I can. Now, do I feel like I could still play overseas? Absolutely. But I don't feel that pressure anymore.

It's hard not to chase the money. You sit at home when guys are out playing for a $6 million purse, and you know you're going to drop back on the money list, so you end up playing when you don't really want to.

I work for my personal satisfaction and then for my bosses as well, and as long as I get the thumbs up and get paid by somebody, I feel like I'm doing my job, and I'm cool with that.

I would never refuse a film or do a film for a certain amount of money.

Interesting stories appeal to me, much like it appeals to the audience. Or else I might as well become a banker and make more money.

I did not choose Tottenham for the money. Believe me, I could've gone elsewhere to earn more, even in England.

Football is a game of business. You don't work for free.