Stacey Dash Quotes

People who get through life dependent on other people's possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count.

I'm someone who'd never base how happy I am on how much money I have, or how good a restaurant is because of how posh it is.

I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing.

I'm worth far too much money. I don't need anybody's money.

I will be Shawn Kemp regardless of whether I have money or not. The only thing money does is show who you are.

He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

People don't really give me much anymore, and for good reason. I have to pay for a lot of stuff now, I can afford a lot more than I ever could before. No one really gives me anything anymore, but it feels good.

I don't expect anyone to give me anything.

I don't think it's a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.

Advances don't fundamentally interest me. It sounds terribly naive, but money doesn't really mean anything to me. If a lot of money came my way, I'm certainly not going to say no. But it hasn't come my way as yet, and I'm not heartbroken.

I never felt hard done by and never wanted for anything, but I grew up in a wealthy area where I saw people being handed things on a plate. So it made me want to earn some money and be able to buy things for myself.

Once you sell yourself, it's over. You've got nothing left.

A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society.

I think people who don't work don't really have interesting and meaningful lives. More than anything, it hurts them. When you're born rich, people just associate you with what you've been given, but the truth is every individual feels better when you create something on your own. Everyone takes pride in the work they do.

It is impossible to forget the sense of dignity which marks the hour when one becomes a wage-earner... I felt that I had suddenly acquired value to myself, to my family, and to the world.

My father told me once not to expect anything from anybody so I wouldn't be disappointed. If somebody was nice and did nice things for me, I should be overjoyed, but I shouldn't go through life expecting it, which is very good advice.

My parents instilled a really good work ethic from when I was little - if you want to have money to spend on holidays, you earn it. So I've always been someone who wanted to be able to survive by myself, but I think you have to let down the barriers a little bit - let other people in.

Let's just say I've never relied on my looks to make a living.

I don't have luxurious tastes or great needs, but my independence is worth a lot to me.

I would never allow anyone to give me money, no difference how badly I needed it. I wanted literally to earn my living.

I've been charging what I deserve. I believe I am worth every penny of it, and if filmmakers think so, too, they will pay me.

I think I am worth a lot of money.

My mom always brought home a present once a week for all of us. We never felt like we ever needed anything. We never felt poor. So I never felt I had to go out and do something wrong to get money.

Your net worth can fluctuate, but your self-worth should only appreciate.