John Sayles Quotes

I know about raising money.

Dear PAC Pardner: There's not much money left under my mattress, and I need to start building my corral for the next roundup, so I need your help in rustling up some pesos.

I don't care if it's one dollar or a thousand dollars - I'm going to go out and get it.

I mean, money is a tool.

College is expensive; I always knew that, and I wanted to make money, partially to spend a little of it here and there, but primarily for a college savings fund.

I was very fortunate that I saved my money and I still do.

Here's how I think of my money - as soldiers - I send them out to war everyday. I want them to take prisoners and come home, so there's more of them.

I run a charity. If my name pops up in your call ID, chances are I'm about to ask you for something - money, free ad space, your first born. So it is probably no surprise that people often don't take my calls.

What is important for kids to learn is that no matter how much money they have, earn, win, or inherit, they need to know how to spend it, how to save it, and how to give it to others in need. This is what handling money is about, and this is why we give kids an allowance.

If I can make a dollar, I certainly am not stupid.

I don't talk about money.

People pigeonhole me - I'm known for raising more money than any man alive.

One suggestion my wife and I have used in our personal finance courses we teach at college is simply writing down all expenditures and seeing where the money goes. That alone will cause heads of households to think twice about x, y or z expenditure, and to consider carefully whether they really need something or not.

For me, money is a tool.

A budget is simply telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.

Spending money is much more difficult than making money.

I'm not good at raising money. I don't like to raise money. It's been my experience that when I ask someone for money, it's not long before they return the favor.

I am good at raising money.

Oprah is signed on to help, and a lot of celebrity friends have agreed to help me raise money for Make-A-Wish. We want to make the world a better place for innocent children. I cried my heart out when my father died from cancer. I wish I was smarter, wiser like a doctor, to save these children from dying.

What's the point of creating a budget if it's not possible to follow through?

When it comes to money nobody should give up anything.

I don't know if people understand that there are different ways to raise money for great causes.

I don't take money seriously, so I can't keep any.

I always ignore money.

Financially, I've lost money and made money, but I know my way around financially.