James Randi Quotes

Be it understood you are never rich when you get no advantage from it.

Try paying the bills with love. The idea I am trying to espouse is that you can have both love and money, and be rich and generous.

Don't judge me. I made a lot of money.

There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.

If nothing else, I have money.

Money is my military, each dollar a soldier. I never send my money into battle unprepared and undefended. I send it to conquer and take currency prisoner and bring it back to me.

I made my first million pounds at the age of 26. As a little girl, I said I would retire when I had made my first million. The reality was different. When I did make it, I wanted to make another million, and another, and another after that.

I absolutely don't have $20 billion. But I'd love to, right?

What do wealthy people do with their money? They can only buy so many cars, houses, and steak dinners. So we either give it away or invest it.

There's no skill. You can be a rock and move into another cash bracket.

Nothing wrong with making money.

If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.

I refuse to feel guilty. I feel guilty about too much in my life but not about money. I went through periods when I had nothing, so somebody in my family has to get stinkin' wealthy.

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

The first time I had money, I was extravagant, but then you realise it's not just about that. If I lost it all tomorrow, it wouldn't be me that's hurt, it would be my babies. It would be more about people's opinion of me that would concern me.

I don't spend any time at all thinking about my personal wealth. I suppose if I had nothing, I might think, 'I have nothing.'

Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.

When you are young and impecunious, society conditions you to exchange time for money, and this is quite as it should be. Very few people are hurt by having to work for a living. But as you become more affluent, it somehow is very, very difficult to reverse that process and begin trading money for time.

I'm not a millionaire. I have a high earning power, but I never did have any capital.

Having a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a genius, and having less than a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a fool.

What I say is, 'If you're so rich, how come you're so dumb?'

I don't think spending money is a guarantee for anything.

If financial assets no longer work for you at a rate far and above the rate of true wealth creation, then you must work longer for your money.

Money has no grey areas. You either make it or you lose it.

I'm smart with my money, I invest conservatively. I don't mind paying top-dollar, but I don't want to get ripped off.