Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Quotes

The fact that I am able to live a life and act and to do all of those things and support myself and my family is a gift.

To me, I don't have any problems. I don't have economic problems. I have an independent life.

I work hard, I make my own living and I love it. I like having financial independence.

If you can feed your family, give them an education, then you are a success.

I never wanted to rely on my family for money.

If it's independent, it's because I love it... 'cause they usually end up costing me money to do.

My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.

My mom always told me one of the reasons that she was really happy in her life was that, if Dad never worked again, she was confident that she could support the family.

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

My mother always told me, 'Don't get married. Make your own life. You don't need a man.'

Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense.

I'm trying to make enough money where I can be financially independent and be able to go and just pursue that thing that everybody really needs, just pursue my family and the cause of my family.

Money is the most important thing because there might be a time when you have no label behind you and you have to carry yourself. Money is the only thing that can shield you.

There are times I think it might be nice to have deep-pocketed limited partners to provide me with some cushion. But I enjoy having no responsibilities except to myself, financially.

Not everyone is married at 25 and taken care of.

Independence I have long considered as the grand blessing of life, the basis of every virtue; and independence I will ever secure by contracting my wants, though I were to live on a barren heath.

If you make a living, if you earn your own money, you're free - however free one can be on this planet.

It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants.

For me, being successful meant not having to do my laundry at a laundromat and not having a second job.

I dunno whether it was to do with my parents - we were working-class - but it was important to me to be self-sufficient.

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.

For most of America's history, people typically aspired to acquire 'a competency' rather than great riches. A competency meant the ability to comfortably sustain a household without depending on others. 'Competence' also meant being capable and reliable. The American Dream was that people who worked hard and capably could support their families.

Never marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper.

Anna would be just as happy with me if I were a plumber. As a matter of fact, when she married me, I was working at a bank and living at home. I didn't move out until I was 29!

Finding that financial independence away from a broken relationship is probably one of the most powerful places a woman can get to.