Samuel Butler Quotes

Money is just a way of keeping score.

Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don't want to run out of gas on your trip, but you're not doing a tour of gas stations. You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money.

I had one year of struggle. My parents were always there, but I didn't want to rely on them. Now it's moving pretty fast. I'm not rich, but obviously this is fantastic. All I know to do with money is put it in a shoebox anyway.

I'm not interested in more money for the sake of it.

Money can be a reflection of our perceptions of power, self-esteem, personal history, fears, and happiness.

I never set money as a goal. It was a result.

Don't judge me. I made a lot of money.

I wasn't raised with money, so I had to get used to having it. I think I've adjusted to it pretty well.

Money demands that you sell, not your weakness to men's stupidity, but your talent to their reason.

Money is a very important tool to make a big difference in people's life. It is positive or negative depending on the values.

Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.

I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test.

What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.

Money's important. Everyone cares about money. And when you don't have money, money becomes the overriding obsession of your life.

It's nice, being brought up with no money at all. It's just not how I measure success, so that makes it a bunch easier.

If you want to reap financial blessings, you have to sow financially.

Most people who are successful don't keep their money. One of the rarest things in the world is to maintain success and integrity - the kinds of things that seem so easy just starting out. But that's the human predicament.

I never had money; I like nice things, but I don't let that run my life. At the same time, I have to let something drive me... so now I let the money drive me.

A lot of the time we think finances are immediately linked to experience, opportunities, image, and all sorts of important things that can progress us in life. Sometimes they're not. Finances can be completely irrelevant if you allow yourself to feel like things are going well.

I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can't ignore it, but you've got to be very careful that it's not motivating you.

It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money.

I don't care about money.

Always remember, money isn't everything - but also remember to make a lot of it before talking such fool nonsense.

Money is power, and you ought to be reasonably ambitious to have it.

Even though I made $800 million, I am still grounded.