Lionel Shriver Quotes

Big money seeks out the company of its own, for purposes of reproduction.

We all know a variety of ways to make a living. What's even more fascinating is figuring out ways to make a fortune.

Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth.

I was a workaholic. I never stopped. I lived in fifth gear. I bought cars. I invested in stocks. I made more money than I had ever imagined.

I do want to get rich but I never want to do what there is to do to get rich.

We exist to have our wealth moved up the economic chain out of our reach.

Go where the money is... and go there often.

I used to trade stocks online, and I kind of felt gross, like, all I'm doing is making money off other people's creativity, and I'm not creating anything myself.

Every time a man expects, as he says, his money to work for him, he is expecting other people to work for him.

Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in.

I oughta be rich. But, you know, if you don't spend all your time looking after money, somebody else will. The guys who look after money, they're the ones who get the money.

These will be fabulous investments and will make millions of more people rich.

The rich continue to get rich the same way they always have - by understanding how money works and making their money work for them.

How much you accumulate is a byproduct of what you enjoy doing in life. And I enjoy buying companies.

When I retire I'm gonna bet on Wolves drawing every game. I'll be a multi-millionaire!

I don't think anybody ever makes any money buying and selling stock. They have to make money by keeping the stock.

I think that Governor Romney operates on the capital gains tax, his investments, what he lives off of instead of doing it off of his income.

It is a fact that around the world the elites of every country are making money.

The decision involves nothing less than a surrender of the taxing power to the moneyed class

Only 18 percent of the income of America’s richest families come from work—hard or otherwise. In America, most wealth does not come from hard work, It comes from wealth.

We're trying to make money, trying to add a zero onto our net worth.

The success of Wipro has made me a wealthy person.

It amazes me how quickly you can earn money.

We should be encouraging people to earn a lot of money. I do not know one wealthy person who does not spend money - and most of them employ other people.

Men of means look at making money as a game which they love to play.