Peter Finch Quotes

Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery.

He that is rich is wise.

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.

With the Supremes I made so much money so fast all I wanted to do was buy clothes and pretty things. Now I'm comfortable with money and it's comfortable with me.

I don't care about money.

I don't care whether something makes one dollar or a trillion because guess what? I don't know many happy rich people. And I know a lot of rich people.

What's the difference? Ninety million or 80 million. You still can't spend it all.

With the money thing it is mad. As a young kid earning so much, having a house and driving a nice car it is nice but it is something I keep level-headed about.

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

I'm not interested in building wealth, which is kind of naive and probably frowned on, living in America. It's something that people don't necessarily understand, but if I die poor, I die poor.

The key to wealth is that it doesn't matter. Once you've had it, you don't think anything of it; you can wear cheap watches.

People think money is life and your life is over if you lose it.

If nothing else, I have money.

The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money.

Money makes life easier but I don't want to be rich, not at all.

Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don't want to run out of gas on your trip, but you're not doing a tour of gas stations. You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money.

When you've got the money, you spend it. When you've spent it all, let someone else get going and spend theirs.

The person who does not know how to live while they are making a living is a poorer person after their wealth is won than when they started.

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.

Live and think like a poor man and you'll always be OK.

It's nice, being brought up with no money at all. It's just not how I measure success, so that makes it a bunch easier.

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.'

It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money.

Always remember, money isn't everything - but also remember to make a lot of it before talking such fool nonsense.

I do not think that you can spend yourself rich.