Lee Daniels Quotes

My parents taught me the value of money and working hard. And I kind of got that in me intuitively.

There's a foot race between gas bills and paychecks.

I've always had to work to pay my bills.

We all have to pay our bills. We all have to pay our taxes. Straight up.

I pay the bills, I pay for everything.

You have to do whatever jobs you can to pay the rent.

I have to stay in soaps to pay my bills to Kodak.

My children were taught at an early age how money works and that it comes from hard work. They've been on a commission - not an allowance - since they were little. They learned that if they worked around the house, they got paid. If they didn't work, they didn't get paid.

Why is there so much month left at the end of the money?

No kidding. That's really true. You're paying your own bills through this. It's not a pleasant experience.

When you have a kid, money matters.

I'm a big advocate of a work-for-pay setup rather than an allowance that isn't attached to chores - it's a great way to impart the value of money to your children.

I have seven children. Even if you got a lot of money, feeding 5, 6, 7, 8 mouths, it will do some damage to your pocket.

I make money because I have to pay for everything apart from my school fees. My mother even makes me pay my own telephone bill.

These days an income is something you can't live without - or within.

You have to pay the bills when you're a single mum.

A lot of the times, I end up having to do jobs to sort of pay the bills.

Both parents were hard-working and made me work for my pocket money by doing household chores. That taught me the value of money and gave me a strong work ethic.

The bottom line is, I've got a wife and three kids. I've got bills I have to pay.

If my little girl wants a toy or something, sometimes I say, 'I don't have the money'. It's quite difficult to understand why I'm saying that, but she needs to understand that nothing comes easy.

I am moneys medium. It passes through me- taxes, insurance, mortgage, child support, rent, legal fees. All this dignified blundering costs plenty.

Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.

People are trying to figure out how to pay bills and make ends meet. They don't want to turn on the TV and say, 'What is this crap?'

When I had money, I felt pressure, whether it was to invest it or do good with it, and I couldn't let it fizzle out. It was like I needed to prove to myself that I could look after it, only I did the opposite, but you have to take a chance in life.

For the vast majority of Americans who work hard and play by the rules, paying the bills may be hard some months, but it's something we always do.