Billy Wilder Quotes

The more money the louder it talks.

What is there that money will not do?

Water does tend to flow up hill toward money and power.

When you have an almost unlimited amount of money, you can pay people to do almost anything.

Money talks; there's no question about it.

Sir, money, money, the most charming of all things; money, which will say more in one moment than the most elegant lover can in years. Perhaps you will say a man is not young; I answer he is rich. He is not genteel, handsome, witty, brave, good-humored, but he is rich, rich, rich, rich, rich -that one word contradicts everything you can say against him.

The jingling of a fat purse always commands the world.

Money is power and power gives you choice.

I think money, power, fame changes people a lot.

He who has the gold makes the rules.

Money, celebrity and power can be very intoxicating.

Without money honor is merely a disease.

Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships; the poor man everywhere lies low.

Something happens to people around fame and power and money - it can bring out the worst and best in people; it's a monster you have to tame.

But I can tell you that the issue, on one side, boils down to money - a lot of money. And it boils down to people and their connections with this money, and that's the portion that, even with this book, has not been mentioned to this day.

Money is finite; it's limited by a number and what you can buy with it. Power has no limits if you're willing to go far enough in order to get as much of it as you can.

It all boils down to power and money.

There is no fortification so strong that money cannot take it.

I can buy any man in the world.

There are two things that are fundamental—money and power, and I don’t care much about money

All you need is money, endurance, and powerful friends. And the more money the better.

Money speaks in Utah.

Whosoever has money has power. It's not about a label. If you have money tomorrow, you will be powerful.

Money makes everybody evil when you think about it.

The people who are the most powerful and have the most money sometimes don't value other people.