William Clay Ford Jr. Quotes

When I had money, I felt pressure, whether it was to invest it or do good with it, and I couldn't let it fizzle out. It was like I needed to prove to myself that I could look after it, only I did the opposite, but you have to take a chance in life.

I'm smart with my money, I invest conservatively. I don't mind paying top-dollar, but I don't want to get ripped off.

I just really think every job I do, I get this gypsy attitude to money.

If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.

Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don't want to run out of gas on your trip, but you're not doing a tour of gas stations. You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money.

I had one year of struggle. My parents were always there, but I didn't want to rely on them. Now it's moving pretty fast. I'm not rich, but obviously this is fantastic. All I know to do with money is put it in a shoebox anyway.

I have observed that money left without special guidance is sometimes used well and sometimes not.

I've been given my money. Nobody has ever beaten me out of one quarter. And that's all I've ever been concerned about.

Joining finances can be tricky. Money has long topped the list of topics couples fight about.

That's the biggest rule in Hollywood: Don't spend your own money.

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.

You just have to keep at it and budget yourself; be prudent. It's art, so you really don't go into it to make a zillion dollars, but there's definitely bills to pay, and I want everyone in the band to have a salary and whatever they need.

Be it understood you are never rich when you get no advantage from it.

Money is just a way of keeping score.

I never cared about money because I never needed money, you know what I mean? When I was 12 to 17 I never saw any of the money, so the money never motivated me.

You can do the same thing with $20 million that you would do with $50 million. So at a certain point in your life and in your career, you realise that it's not about the money.

Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery.

Don't judge me. I made a lot of money.

I'm hopeless with money; I simply spend what I've got.

Thoughtful financial planning can easily take a backseat to daily life.

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

People think money is life and your life is over if you lose it.

Another is, if you take money out of your left pocket and put it in your right pocket, you're no richer.

I wasn't raised with money, so I had to get used to having it. I think I've adjusted to it pretty well.

I never deviated from my grim determination to someday have all the money I needed and wanted.