William E. Simon Quotes

Let individuals create real wealth, empower them, create something that they can leave for their children.

Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent.

I never have to this day, because my money is the money I earn.

I've been very, very fortunate. I never had to work for a living.

Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.

My family and I have been blessed with good fortune in the world of business. We've created quite a net worth. My children, two boys, have more money than they will ever need, and they aren't empire builders.

My big goal in life was always to figure out how I can make a lot of money so I can go off and make films irrespective of the opinion of the three or four critics who seem to rule the roost.

As far as your personal goals are and what you actually want to do with your life, it should never have to do with the government. You should never depend on the government for your retirement, your financial security, for anything.

There wasn't a rich father or rich family that paid for everything that I have right now, so I worked my way.

I'm for economic independence.

I make money, and I don't need money.

When you're young and you have money, you become the CEO, automatically, of life, of your family.

I know people think we drive around in these nice cars and we do whatever we want and our parents will pay our credit cards, but that's not the case. Sure, my parents were generous; I got a nice car at 16, but at 18 I was cut off. I've worked really hard. I opened the store myself.

Only the man who does not need it, is fit to inherit wealth, the man who would make his fortune no matter where he started.

Dependency is death to initiative, to risk-taking and opportunity. It's time to stop the spread of government dependency and fight it like the poison it is.

Those who do not need to provide or have not built the vehicles of their own sustenance can afford to be less hardworking and driven than those who carry the burden of necessity.

I've got enough money to live me two lifetimes so I don't have to do nothing I don't want to.

It's one thing to donate money. It's a whole other thing to give an opportunity for someone to make his own money.

One thing I know about the rich, being rich, is that you can take money from me and tomorrow, I'm still going to be rich.

As far as your personal goals are and what you actually want to do with your life, it should never have to do with the government. You should never depend on the government for your retirement, your financial security, for anything. If you do, you're screwed.

Of course, my family helped me, my brothers helped me, but after I set up my own office I had to really help myself. Some people seem to think I had an oil well in my garden! It's a nice idea but not true.

All my life I knew that there was all the money you could want out there. All you have to do is go after it.

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.

I make money, money doesn't make me.

He chose to be rich by making his wants few, and supplying them himself.