Pauline Collins Quotes

But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much.

I believe that God's dream is that we be successful in our careers, and that we be able to send our kids to college. I don't mean that everyone is going to be rich, and I preach a lot on blooming where you're planted. But I don't have the mindset that money is a bad thing.

My dad has a lot of foresight and decided that I would not do any shows in Mumbai till I became a singer and got to sing my own songs. He knew that if I started earning money from shows, I would not have the time and aggression to rough it out to become a singer.

My parents wanted me to be a teacher. Because I could work most of the year and pursue the things that I love to do during the summer. It just seemed like a good plan.

My dad was a high school teacher and made no money.

Everyone I know thinks television is the most important part of my life. I did it for the money! I was able to send my daughter to college.

I save money when I'm working so that I never have to take a role simply to pay the bills.

Acting never was about the money for me... Maybe in 10 years, I'll be able to appreciate the fact that I am financially stable and independent and I don't have to make bad choices. I can be very picky.

Right from growing up I always wanted to be a teacher, but my dad discouraged me.

I am a professional photographer because it is the best way I know to earn the money I require to take care of my wife and children.

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.

I'm on the road earning my money. I didn't get any million pound record deals. Not unless you're Jedward! I'm doing very well, but I still have a mortgage to pay off. So I'm on the road.

The three things I said when I came out of school were I want to work consistently, I want to do good work and I want to be paid fairly, and that's happened. But I didn't become an actress for the money. I do it for other reasons.

I always wrote music for my friends, but my focus was on playing piano. I didn't think I'd be quite good enough to be a soloist, but I believed that if I worked hard enough, I could work as a player, a teacher.

I never wanted to take a job because I needed money, and I never have.

I put my money in property and I love merchandise; such as Muhammad Ali boxing gloves. It's about stability for the future.

Money does not motivate me as long as I can provide for my children.

When I started modeling, I was young and sort of a bit reckless - I wanted to make money and didn't really care about anything else.

I am an actor, but my most important job is provider of my family.

Economy I consider a virtue & should be practiced by all; there is certainly no way in which money can be laid out than in the education of children.

My career choice is my career choice. Just stepping out of that zone, to be able to be a provider. I understand my position as a provider and my role as a dad also... Just being able to be comfortable with it.

I was going to become a teacher.

Family is the future, security is the future, work is the future, investment is the future, dignity is the future.

You have to choose whether to take the money or follow your own ambitions, playing in the best league in the world and winning titles.

My mother, oddly enough, really wanted to pursue a career in law, but at the time, she had children and was working as a teacher.