Mickey Cochrane Quotes

I think most people act in their self-interest.

I think Don King has always been an idiot in my mind. He's always been about money. I don't think he cares about anything else but himself.

Those who joined us for selfish personal reasons, for a career or other motives will be the ones to leave.

Of course, I do everything for money.

I'm selfish.

If you love friends, you will serve your friends. If you love community, you will serve your community. If you love money, you will serve your money. And if you love only yourself, you will serve only yourself. And you will have only yourself.

For Trump, it's always about Trump and how he makes more money.

Only when you are self-employed do you fully realize how much more efficient you become when your output directly correlates with how much money you make.

Human beings place their desires ahead of the collective good.

Man is essentially a selfish creature. The differences in the degree with which this developed are infinite.

With TV, you get on a show and you're there for 11 years playing the same character. I would pull my hair out. Yes, the money is good. But I'm really not in this business to chase dollars.

I've been in a situation where I was after the money.

Everybody's over here to make money for themselves.

The only thing I find interesting is self-interest.

But I felt that most of us in the world today gave priority to our personal interests.

I love making money, but you can't live your life waiting to get rich in a job that no longer feeds you artistically.

It doesn't matter who wins if I don't. I only care if I win. I'm jealous of anyone else who wins.

We are selfish when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good for ourselves. We are altruistic when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good of others.

My life may be a pretty crazy life at times, but it's a very privileged one - being able to earn a good living doing what you love. Not many people have such an opportunity.

I'm not trying to make friends, I'm trying to make money.

I work because I think that I wouldn't feel good about myself unless I was contributing.

I never turned down a movie because they wouldn't give me enough money.

I make a good living doing what I do.

Just keep learning from the role and not just go for the money.

There's no amount of money that would make me decide something for a career.