Alexander Lebedev Quotes

I started on a very high note and I was alwasy able to choose. I want to be able to do that until my last breath. And to do that, you have to have money.

It's cool having a little bit of money to do your thing.

Money equals freedom.

I don't need YouTube's money. I have my own money.

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

Money gives you the power to do whatever you want to do. I like the idea of being in complete control of my life.

Nothing confers freedom like a buck in the bank.

The less of one's life one must exchange for money, the more freedom one may enjoy.

All men who would obtain freedom must obtain wealth

Happiness is nothing but good health and freedom, and money is the single best way you can buy your freedom.

Of course making money and being able to live life the way one desires is important.

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.

For money, I can buy one thing: I buy freedom.

My definition of financial freedom is simple: it is the ability to live the lifestyle you desire without having to work or rely on anyone else for money.

I do think, you know, you don't have to have 30 billion, but you have a certain level of freedom.

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it

The money I've earned has enabled me to keep my life in my own hands. I had a terrific body, and I got paid for using it.

There are lots of things I could have done for the money, but I've made a great living doing the things I want to do.

Money buys many things... The best of which is freedom.

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.

I'm really lucky because I found myself in a position where I can do whatever I want to do. I can make records, produce records, make movies, or I can do nothing. I'm not a slave to the dollar.

Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say: Be rich; her cry to me was always: Be independent.

To me, money is independence. It gives you freedom to do what you really want to do. It allows you to not be dependent on anyone or anything, and so you can be yourself and follow your passion.

Money grants you freedom, I guess.

I'm for economic independence.