Cat Power Quotes

I had one year of struggle. My parents were always there, but I didn't want to rely on them. Now it's moving pretty fast. I'm not rich, but obviously this is fantastic. All I know to do with money is put it in a shoebox anyway.

Solvency is entirely a matter of temperament and not of income.

No man's credit is as good as his money.

You either have to find a way to be really creative materially, or you better have a trust fund. And, last I checked, I didn't have a trust fund.

If there is any one thing that will bring peace and contentment into the human heart, and into the family, it is to live within our means.

You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.

I never saved my money. Whenever I worked in the past, I would spend it on my family or my husbands.

My dad never had a bank balance of more than three lakh and was always extremely compassionate towards his producers.

All around as a person, on right decisions, on holding your money, on doing your trade, a good education is a must. I don't think I would've done as good without an education.

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.

When we're in a peak, we make a ton of money, and as soon as we make a ton of money, we're desperately looking for a way to spend it. And we diversify into areas that, frankly, we don't know how to run very well.

I wouldn't change a thing - except my bank balance.

If you don't have trouble paying the rent, you have trouble doing something else; one needs just a certain amount of trouble.

Our incomes should be like our shoes; if too small, they will gall and pinch us; but if too large, they will cause us to stumble and to trip.

Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.

I hope that I'll be hot for a long time so I can make a lot of money, I can retire early, and just travel. Hopefully that will happen.

Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.

I never thought to ever ask for money. I was so stupid.

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.

You have to pretend that your life is a financial pleasure even when your autographs are bouncing.

I was always able to get money, but now it's a little bit more money, and I manage the same way. I just want to see my family do better.

I've been given my money. Nobody has ever beaten me out of one quarter. And that's all I've ever been concerned about.

The first time I had money, I was extravagant, but then you realise it's not just about that. If I lost it all tomorrow, it wouldn't be me that's hurt, it would be my babies. It would be more about people's opinion of me that would concern me.

I try to keep the more uninteresting stuff to a minimum, unless I'm really broke.

I was able to solve enough big problems along the way that the sheriff didn't come along and put the 'bankruptcy' sign up.