Whit Stillman Quotes

Until 1943 I received no stipend. I was able to support myself as my mother was the daughter of a relatively wealthy cotton manufacturer.

No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.

My kids certainly aren't going to have the money. They don't need it.

If there's anything Trollope novels always take seriously, it is money - how it flows from one character to another, how it is managed, who has it, who deserves it, and what it means to a character, male or female.

And those are the Rich, who transmit what they have to their Posterity; whereby particular Families become rich; and of such are compounded Cities, Countries, Nations, etc.

My mom's made it clear to me that, like, there's no trust fund.

I have amply provided for my son during my lifetime.

My dad is extremely successful, so I've seen the money and luxury growing up. I'm nowhere close to his stature.

Some people want to amass a great amount of wealth and make a great looking obituary. I'm going to die with more money than is good to leave my son.

I never wanted to rely on my family for money.

I don't believe in sharing my money. If I go out and work my nuts off and make some money, I don't feel that I should have to share it with my community.

There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty.

When vastly wealthy people say, 'I'm not leaving my kids any money,' it's typically not true.

You can say that Mitt Romney started with nothing! He didn't get an inheritance from his dad.

I've been cushioned against having to work, with Rocky's continual bounty.

I have a slightly bourgeois upbringing, I guess. My parents paid for me to go to school, which is nice, but I haven't gotten a dime since then. I have no trust fund. I wish I did.

I want to see wealth cascading down the generations.

I was always interested in having my own money - not my family's money. I don't think it had anything to do with me being Elvis's granddaughter. None of my drive was, 'I need to get away from my family legacy!'

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

I have always got gold from my family.

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.

One teacher recently retired with a half-million dollars after 30 years of working hard, caring, dedicating herself and totally immensing herself in the problems of the students. That gave her $50. The rest of the money came from the death of a rich uncle.

I was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.

If you're extremely rich, and you have got children, my theory was, you give them enough so they can do anything, but not enough so they can do nothing.

The reason for much matrimony is patrimony.