John C. Maxwell Quotes

I'm a little lavish I must admit. But I'm not really concerned with money. Being rich is not my goal, being wealthy is.

I never thought of myself as a wealthy person. I've thought of myself as a person who has had a lot of luck. I don't have the same stress that other people have, but there are too many things I could have done differently if wealth was what I was after. If I was all about money, I would have lived in L.A.

If I make $30,000 a month, I'll spend $29,999. I tell friends, 'Oh, you need money to go to college?' I'm a little crazy, but the backwash is heaven.

Be rich for yourself and poor to your friends.

I like the mentality of the Americans. It's like when you talk about money.

Money is just a way of keeping score.

I don't believe in simply accumulating money, but I have the luxury to say that, because I have enough for all my needs.

It is obviously no secret that I earn a lot of money. But it is also no secret that I give most of it away. I don't live a luxurious life. I drive a small second-hand Fiat. I don't have to worry about money, which is itself a privilege. But I never had any anxiety that I would lose my identity.

And, I believe that if a man dies with a single penny still sitting in the bank, he's a fool.

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

Money is important. It is an important resource to have to help us build the life we want, but we overvalue it.

Money, for me, is just to create bigger and better things. A lot of guys in the deejaying world flaunt it, but I don't see any use in that. I don't need anything. I live in hotels. Most of my clothes I get for free. I like to invest in ideas. In people.

One of those things I never exactly cared for was that phobia of appearing to be rich. To become rich is a natural thing, a result of your work, that which you've done.

Money is fun to make, fun to spend and fun to give away.

A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.

When you've got the money, you spend it. When you've spent it all, let someone else get going and spend theirs.

Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones.

Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.

If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people He gives it to.

The only thing I like about rich people is their money.

It's lovely to have money to give away - that's the bonus of winning the Nobel.

Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping.

I guess I want to make money just like other people, perhaps more than most people.

We have a new generation of very rich people who want to do more with their money than buy a lot of expensive toys. They want to live meaningful lives.

If a man has wealth, he has to make a choice, because there is the money heaping up. He can keep it together in a bunch, and then leave it for others to administer after he is dead. Or he can get it into action and have fun, while he is still alive. I prefer getting it into action and adapting it to human needs, and making the plan work.