Tao Lin Quotes

If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.

Rich people think long-term. They balance their spending on enjoyment today with investing for freedom tomorrow.

There's always something to do if you don't have to work or consider the cost. It's no real fun but the rich don't know that. They never had any. They never want anything very hard except maybe somebody else's wife and that's a pretty pale desire compared with the way a plumber's wife wants new curtains for the living room.

I love to not work. I like to travel. I work maybe half the year, no more.

If I were really rich, I would be flying places, I think.

I never set out really to build a financial empire or to be a wealthy man.

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.

I absolutely don't have $20 billion. But I'd love to, right?

For most people, their wealth accrues slowly, and at any given point they say, 'Okay, I should kick up my standard of living because now I've earned slightly more wealth.' I went from the dorm room to having a billion dollars.

If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.

I always wanted to be wealthy. I did.

I refuse to feel guilty. I feel guilty about too much in my life but not about money. I went through periods when I had nothing, so somebody in my family has to get stinkin' wealthy.

Once I'm satisfied and I've made enough money where I can afford to live in Malibu, because it's very expensive, I will definitely be back there.

People say, what is she thinking? I'm thinking: fun; cash; travel.

I think maybe ten years from now, I'm hopefully going to be, in like, Tahiti or something. Kicking back like in my huge mansion, if everything goes right, it's all up to me.

I was a young-un when I got my first million. Then I realized if I got one, I could get two. If I could get two, I could get ten. If I could get ten, I could get a hundred.

I want to see friends more and travel more.

When you're on a road trip, anything goes.

I don't dream to be like mega crazy rich.

I had no dreams of such economic success. You should have fun and not be so weighed down by expectations.

My favorite thing about summer is just the idea of having a little time off to do things for you, whether that be going on a vacation, spending more time with your friends, or going to places you've never been before.

I was never money conscious. I would never have succeeded if I thought I was going to be a millionaire.

I celebrated success in the art world, which was quite sudden, and I suddenly had $1,000 a month, when formerly I had nothing, basically. So what we did with this money: we had a baby, we bought a car, and we celebrated by going to Rome, because it would be warmer and better looking.

Whatever money I made, I did not buy an apartment or a car: I bought plane tickets and hotels and experiences.

Every decision I make is, 'How is this helping me become a billionaire?'