Frankie Ballard Quotes

Everything I have in life comes from Knots Landing.

We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres, or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.

The truth is, I have more money than I'm interested in spending. Everyone in my family is taken care of.

I feel very lucky. My family and I have worked hard, and I feel very grateful.

Thank you for making me nouveau riche.

God has blessed me with a wonderful family, a successful business, and outstanding employees. I do not take these blessings lightly.

Wealth after all is a relative thing since he that has little and wants less is richer than he that has much and wants more.

I come from a really poor family, and when I started doing campaigns, it changed everything for my family. I am not complaining; I had a beautiful childhood - we didn't have a lot of money, but there was always food on the table, and my parents saved money so that in the holidays we would all get in the car and drive to the mountains.

I'm able to provide for my family and the people that I love with things that I never used to be able to. I'm getting to make music and work with amazing people. I just feel really lucky.

In July, 1892, fate suddenly granted me financial independence.

I grew up not really having anything, so the idea that I can take care of my family and my friends now is a really cool bonus.

I really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.

At this point I have enough money to live 25 lifetimes. You couldn't spend the money I've accrued now.

I have a very, very good life. I'm grateful for all of my friends, my family and the life that I have, and the possibilities in my future.

New money is something fun to celebrate if you never had it.

What makes it all worth-while is what I've been able to do for my parents. They were poor and worked all their lives. Like all boys in London, I dreamed of winning the football pool and doing for them. Well, this is better than any football pool. Now they don't have to work. I've given them a nice home and a car. It's a good feeling.

I'm after the bucks because bucks give you the power, power gives you the freedom, and freedom lets you send money home to your mother.

As long as you have a job, I'm providing for my family, I'm blessed and you move forward.

Everything I do is for my parents and my family. The car is nice, the house is nice, but none of this matters without them. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here. I don't know where I would be, honestly.

For my experience, my family. I will always be grateful for the people who brought me here.

I know what it's like to have not and I know what it's like to have. I think I'm conscious of what I get and grateful.

We are a richly blessed nation; let's not squander that - one of the worst things we can do is not gratefully acknowledge our abundances.

I've been blessed with everything I have, and I might as well share it.

I've been blessed to make pretty good money over the years.

No matter what you might be going through right now, God has blessed you far more than you probably imagine-not just with material goods, but with family, with freedom and with the ability to enjoy His gifts.