Arnon Goldfinger Quotes

What I wanted to do was to earn enough money to pay for my mother's house. When my mother passed away, I wanted to buy it from the rest of my family and keep the house in the family. That was the only reason I even attempted writing for money.

It's time we permanently repeal the tax on possessions that people leave to their children.

I have had to empty two family homes during the last few years - first, the house that had been my grandmother's since 1923, and then my own country home, which we had lived in for over twenty years.

I don't know how many companies I've bought in my life, and most of them I've bought from children whose father has passed away, and they say, 'Now we're free, would you like to buy it?'

I'm in the process of convincing my parents to sell me their house so I can just live in my childhood bedroom forever. I figure it might make me age slower.

My father used to say I would inherit his house but not his seat.

I did not inherit a single dime from my father.

Our society has a mentality that elderly people pass on their wealth to their son or immediate relatives, and I think we all do it. It's a part of nature and is an exaggerated topic.

My father had a small Estate in Nottinghamshire; I was the Third of five Sons.

We don't think every man should be free to pass on everything to his descendants.

I sometimes think that the American story is the one about the reading of the will.

My dad had always worked hard to make sure that I had nice stuff and he died at 47 so I just want to make sure that if something like that happens to me, my son would have everything ready.

The saying was that Madam Walker made the money, and her daughter - my great-grandmother - spent it.

Growing up in North Carolina, my mom was always just sort of my mom to me. I never really recognized her as a famous actress. I'm always thrilled when she's cleaning out her closet. Last time, I got a pair of boots that she bought in Paris 20 years ago. I have completely worn them out.

The only sense marriage makes is to share property, your children inherit the name and all that... it is all legal reasons to get married and no reason for love.

I have three lovely children. They are beautiful, talented, and kind-hearted. I'm most proud of them. I love them so much that I will never want to burden them with a large amount of inherited wealth.

The entire American concept of the 'family business' is put at risk by the death tax.

I've lived in the same apartment since seventh grade. It's in my name now; my mom moved upstate.

All the lessons I learned from my grandfather from the day I was born until the day he passed away served me well, and I think about them and use them every day. It was much more valuable than any business school could have provided.

My family was pretty solidly middle-class. We had a furniture store out near Connie Mack Stadium, and when Dad died, my mom took it over.

I want to make sure I don't leave any money for my kids, so I'm going to spend it all on clothes.

It's easier to be the granddaughter of an icon than her daughter.

I'm the product of my parents' dreams and aspirations.

If I die and am worth $50 million as opposed to $3 billion, it is really not important.

As a first-generation inheritor, the first mandate is to preserve our family wealth and hopefully increase it.