Rita Mae Brown Quotes

The key to wealth is not what we earn. It is in what is spent on us.

I didn't buy Bentleys. I didn't live large. I invested in me. I invested in a lot of other people.

I have my own money. I don't need to make too much more money where I'm at in my life.

The foundation of a financial fresh start actually has nothing to do with money or specific financial dos and don'ts.

If you're planning only to make money and nothing else, you'll be broke.

As far as income goes, there are three currencies in the world; most people ignore two. The three currencies are time, income and mobility, in descending order of importance. Most people focus exclusively on income.

I do think that people ought to have some control over their money, rather than the government, just mandating to them how they're going to invest their money.

When I was younger, I liked money - the feel of it. I would sit with my dad and count his coins and be like, 'Yeah.' I'd saved £700 by the age of 10. I thought: 'What the hell am I hoarding this for?' So I bought a drum kit.

You have got to be the masters of your own financial future.

I don't want to be on anyone's board. I just want to have good investments.

I've seen people be effective, even among local teams, by offering something that improves wellbeing in a small way - people who get passionate about smart investment strategies and managing finances for retirement, for example.

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

I can live in a bubble, I like not to know anything about financials.

Money is not a fund of knowledge.

When you're a 20-something-year-old athlete and you're getting a six-figure check every week, you're not thinking about next week. You're not thinking, 'I'm going to be broke,' or 'I'm going to need another job.' But I'll tell you, there are a lot of broke athletes out there - I know plenty - and I didn't want to end up as one.

I believe entertainers should know what's going on and do their own banking.

I don't have any blindness when it comes to my money. As an actor, you can get distracted by your work. I do keep an eye on my nest egg, if you will.

Money without brains is always dangerous.

I care about my quality of life and money.

I do not think that you can spend yourself rich.

… these riches, that are derived from this art of wealth-getting, are truly unlimited; for just as the art of medicine is without limit in respect to health, and each of the arts is without limit in respect of its end...

My rich dad believed we should all learn to take care of ourselves.

I never heard of anyone saying they want to deploy their capital wisely and go buy a sports franchise. What you want to do is just not lose money. You see, I don't have to work anymore. I tell people I don't have a real job. On the other hand, I learned long ago that you can't go broke if you turn a profit.

I haven't gone hillbilly rich, where you spend everything you have.

I don't spoil myself on extravagant cars or spending money on jewelry. So I save a lot of the money I have.