Richard M. Weaver Quotes

Those who can create wealth — and know that they can — are able to dictate their own terms.

I never got one cent from the government or from China so I am very independent.

There is the freedom from want, despair and psychological insecurity that would come from having income sufficient to provide the necessities of life. But there is also the freedom to choose not to work for a time in order to take care of family members, pursue a passion, acquire education or contribute to a worthwhile community project. There is the freedom to start a new business with an uncertain future, the freedom to say yes to a job that pays little but yields joy and satisfaction — and the freedom to say no to a job that pays too little or is demeaning and unpleasant. Why, they ask, should such freedoms be reserved only for the wealthy?

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've tried to be more self-sufficient as I've gotten older. I'd like to not worry about whether they're going to sell my next album or book. Hell, William Blake wasn't even published in his lifetime.

I'm not ever going to be dependent on someone else for a job.

The minute the money is more, you lose your control, so then there's no point.

Every woman needs a private pin money stash. That is her own personal stash of cash to do with whatever she wants. It gives a woman freedom even if she doesn't spend it - especially if she doesn't spend it.

I genuinely have to work - I don't have enough money not to. But the last thing I would want is to be looked after.

What I don't like is the way people automatically think I am a kept woman, that he pays my expenses. This puts me in a rage. I've always paid my own way, even while living in his mansion. I've kept an apartment of my own. In fact, I not only buy my own clothes, but many of Hef's, too - he just hates to shop.

Education, leading to financial independence, has surely made women more empowered.

I've always decided that I would never be dependant on a man.

I buy my own clothes. I have a teacher's salary.

You cannot control the spending habits of people. It is a free society, after all, and people should have right to spend their money as they wish.

If you want to make your own decisions about where you work, what you do, what you earn and what you buy, then being able to make money is an important factor.

This work thing really has a specific purpose for me, which is to be an independent human being who doesn't rely on a guy or a family to be able to support myself. It's not about showing somebody that I'm successful. It's about having a wider breadth of option.

Self-sufficiency is vitally important to my self-respect. I never wanted to rely on my parents in that way, because I knew that if I got used to it, I'd be reliant all my life.

I'm not beholden to anyone. I'm not waiting for a pension or a carriage clock.

I am an independent, educated woman, I make my own money, take care of my mom, and I am single, so I can do whatever I want, taking no one's permission, and that is the best part.

I have always told my daughters not to be dependent on anyone in any capacity.

Michael Johnson doesn't pay my bills or sign my cheques. So I don't really care what he has to say.

Growing up, I dreamt of being economically independent because I always believed women should be so.

I always liked having my own money and buying my own stuff. I didn't want to depend on somebody to do it for me.

I try to go through my life not owing anything to anyone.

At base, financial literacy is inextricably connected to control over one's future.