Roland Martin Quotes

In todays uncertain economy, the safest solution to be wealthy, be in total control and enjoy freedom for you and your family is to have multiple streams of income.

My parents always taught me that my day job would never make me rich; it'd be my homework.

Money brings you security and choice. You can make decisions in a different way if you have a lot of money. But when you have nothing, you have a naivety, and a more fearless attitude because you have nothing to lose.

The freedom that money gives you makes you... well, I wouldn't say happy, but I'd say it gives you diversity.

No matter how much money I made from writing, I'd keep the bookstore job.

Assets put money in your pocket, whether you work or not, and liabilities take money from your pocket.

Making money is a hobby that will complement any other hobbies you have, beautifully.

Like having your own licence to print money.

I think money is a wonderful thing because it enables you to do things. It enables you to invest in ideas that don't have a short-term payback.

I wasn't that academic, but I always made sure I was earning money. I never wanted to put all my eggs in one basket. Even when I started doing music, my parents were like, 'You need to work; you can't just live off music.' I always knew that. So I worked until I knew I was going to be financially okay.

I'm always looking for additional revenue streams.

I make my money from a lot of different sources, so I'm not depending on any one thing to really pull through.

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.

I never do anything for money; I get paid a lot of money as a by-product.

You can do the same thing with $20 million that you would do with $50 million. So at a certain point in your life and in your career, you realise that it's not about the money.

I've been crazy lucky that I've never had a day job. I get really close to having no money, then I always wind up getting some kind of great job.

We go to school to learn to work hard for money. I write books and create products that teach people how to have money work hard for them.

To some extent I could identify with that because I kind of just made my money and got out.

I can still do clothing, movies, cartoons. I'mma get mine regardless. Whether I put an album out or not, I'm still gonna see a check.

I'd made enough made money by the time I was 12 to never work again, so it's not about a big pay check with me.

When it comes to money nobody should give up anything.

I want to work for myself, and I do work for myself. I make plenty of money working for myself.

My original aim after 'The X Factor' was to earn enough money in a year to make the whole experience worth it - you know, buy a car, a flat.

I was making so much money I didn't care. I didn't know what to do with the money.

As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, I'll continue to subsidize my own work.