Benjamin Franklin Quotes

If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it; but in the other case, he escapes the frequent vexation of waiting for barbers, and of their sometimes dirty fingers, offensive breaths, and dull razors.

Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a jackass who pays for everything.

The money I've earned has enabled me to keep my life in my own hands. I had a terrific body, and I got paid for using it.

There are some parents who have really done it right and told their kid, 'You know, we have this dough, none of this is for you. You have to get your own.'

The idea that somebody else is going to swoop down and play the fairy godmother role is pretty unlikely, so why not take care of yourself?

I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.

Once I was able to take care of myself and my children, I then wanted to share.

Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent.

There's no time for boys in my life right now.

For a long time, music was hope. Now it seems music isn't enough to make me happy. It used to be that's all I needed to keep going. Now I need other things to take up the other parts of my life.

If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it's that I've never been a kept woman.

If you give a person a fish, they'll fish for a day. But if you train a person to fish, they'll fish for a lifetime.

It's a powerful thing to know that you are empowering someone to lift themselves out of poverty.

Charity is a fine thing if it's meeting a gap where needs must be met and there are no other resources. But in the long term we need to support people into helping themselves.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

My friend, Sue Ann, in college pulled me aside and said, 'Honey I love you but you have got to start waxing your eyebrows. They look wild!' So thank you, that kinda changed my life.

For women especially, it's important to be financially independent.

No man has ever paid a single bill in my life - I didn't want it.

The less of one's life one must exchange for money, the more freedom one may enjoy.

One of the things I've learnt is not to depend on there being a woman in your life to make it work. I love my work, I love my children, I've got wonderful friends, you know, I have a nice life.

Financial independence is paramount. My mom always says that when a woman is financially independent, she has the ability to live life on her own terms. I think that was the soundest advice that I ever got. No matter where you go in life or who you get married to, you have to be financially independent - whether you use it or not.

My rich dad believed we should all learn to take care of ourselves.

You can't just shuffle people around like they're deck chairs on a ship. You have to help them change their lives, and you have to give them the requisite resources to do so.

When you do it yourself, you feel better.

I always told my girls growing up that I would not baby them through life, and no matter how blessed they are financially, they have to get an education!