Pete Rose Quotes

The older I get, the more I'm prepared to do things for the money.

At Cornell University, it was well known that after five years on Wall Street, you could expect to be making half a million a year in salary and bonus; after 10 years, you could expect a million or more. I had 60 grand of university debt, and my parents had no retirement. I needed that money.

There's always more money to be made.

After years of working on books, I eventually took a more business-oriented job, for the same sorts of reasons that most people take most new jobs: fancier title, higher pay, opportunities for advancement.

The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write, but he must by no means live and write for the purpose of making money.

If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently.

I have earned enough money in my life. When I started my career, for about 10 years, I told myself I want to make money. Now, I just want to do different roles.

I love making money, but you can't live your life waiting to get rich in a job that no longer feeds you artistically.

If you want to earn more, learn more.

I just thought acting would be something to help out with my student loans, but my first year as an actress, I made more money than my parents. That's when I realized it could turn into a career. After that, I put everything I had into it.

Your greatest asset is your earning ability. Your greatest resource is your time.

I never turned down a movie because they wouldn't give me enough money.

That's where the money is, on the road.

I work for everything I've got. I started off as a very poor kid. I want to get paid.

If you've been working since you were a teenager and working at a reasonably decent level, then you don't expect that you're going to be firmly in your 40s and start moving up in the world, if you like.

Fortunately, now I've got myself in a position where things are about story and not money. In my earlier career, it was more about getting my foot in the door and to get enough money to live, to be perfectly honest.

Just keep learning from the role and not just go for the money.

You're always thinking, What's the next move - the career, the money.

I wanted to make money very fast, and I was completely confused after college. I didn't know what career options I had. And then I had this entry point in the film industry, and I thought, 'If this is where the fast money is going to come from, let's see how it goes.'

To think one film makes a career is ridiculous. It's important to keep perspective and do things other than for money.

I really felt that 'Three's Company' was a gift. When it ended, I had money in the bank and had the luxury to pursue a life that meant something, to learn and discover.

My first job paid well for a young attorney. I was making over $50,000, which was more than either of my parents had ever made. I thought I was rich.

Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in order to guarantee your future.

It's not about asking for the raise but knowing and having faith that the system will actually give you the right raises as you go along.

Price doesn't make deals, and salary doesn't control your career.