Elizabeth Kostova Quotes

Growing up in Hollywood meant there were a lot of film stars' kids at my school - but no conspicuous wealth. It wasn't cool to show off that you had money.

You can have your titular recognition. I'll take money and power.

I still have my feet on the ground; it's just that I wear expensive shoes.

Fame and money and all that - you hear people say it a lot, but they don't mean a thing to me.

I just want to be rich and famous.

It is not always them that has the most that makes the most show.

So many people equate money and success with happiness, especially in the music industry.

I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.

I think the people who end up being extraordinarily successful - it's been my observation - tend to care enormously about status, particularly business people, right? Because the only point of money, you know, the only reason to have a 300-foot-long boat is because they're bigger than 200-foot-long boats.

I photograph wealth.

Affluence means influence.

I don't have a craving for money. And I don't have a craving for fame.

I've got wealth and fame but I haven't changed my roots.

And now I have a big house, nice clothes and I travel in first class and I love it, so maybe it's time to enjoy being a star.

…in Europe, he is thought to be the best who is the richest.

I don't need the fame or power.

I'd like to have the fortune, but I don't care too much about the fame.

I don't need a big K Street office or a British secretary or a facade for my ego.

Wealth, religion, military victory have more rhetorical than efficacious worth.

If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. That's how rich we are.

When I was growing up, I thought I'd be a lot happier if I was famous and successful and if I had money.

Even though I am fortunate to have certain luxuries, sometimes, I am even amazed by what people with money have and do. I want to remind people that just because you might be rich and famous, it doesn't mean you have to take yourself too seriously.

I think money, power, fame changes people a lot.

What is wealth? A dream of fools.

I realize I'm very fortunate to hopefully make a lot of money playing football. I don't know if I want to abuse that privilege and make myself a larger figure than I am.