Joe R. Lansdale Quotes

If there is any one thing that will bring peace and contentment into the human heart, and into the family, it is to live within our means.

I'm not that lazy, but I don't need that much money. I lead a fairly simple life.

I don't have to be a 'gazillionaire;' what's important to me is to just being able to work.

It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants.

My relationship with money is that it's a tool to be self-sufficient, but it's not something that is a part of who I am.

Unless you have financial resources of your own, you can't be free.

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

I am fortunate to have enough money not to have to worry about the necessities of life. Beyond that, I try to think about money as little as possible.

My material life is simple.

For me, the biggest thing with money has always been independence - just the biggest.

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

It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind.

What would I do with money? I have enough for my needs. I don't want any more. If I had a lot, I would have to care for it, worry about it.

He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.

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.

I drive one car. I own one house. That's enough for me.

Don't run after shows and money.

I try not to live my life thinking about money because money doesn't make me happy.

I do quite well for myself, but I live a simple life.

I don't have any contracts, so I don't have to split any money up. That was my main thing - just making sure I'm taking care of myself and taking care of Lil B. Just learning to survive, for myself and as a human in America.

I don't really make plans and I just want to be happy and continue with my business and take care of my wife and kids. I want to sit back, relax and enjoy life.

The happiest I ever been was when I was a struggling actor. I've had big houses and small houses. I always had work available for most of my career. When I actually had to find jobs to make money, that's when I was happy.

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.'

Where a man can live, he can also live well.

I'm happy without money.