Wealthy Behavior Quotes

When an actor has money he doesn't send letters, he sends telegrams.

What I do see in New York and I am amazed is how many rich women will complain about the cost of something and get things for free.I would never want to be like them, but I can see why they save money.

At age 26, I was chairman of UB Group but living like a 26-year-old. I lived my age. Which youngster doesn't like a Ferrari? Which youngster doesn't like a good time?... but my contemporaries were R. S. Goenka and Dhirubhai Ambani, captains of the industry but twice my age. You wouldn't necessarily expect them to be driving around in Ferraris.

In public, as well as in private expences, great wealth may, perhaps, frequently be admitted as an apology for great folly.

The insolence of wealth will creep out.

Rich folk don't try so hard

Be careful of men who are bald and rich; the arrogance of "rich" usually cancels out the nice of "bald".

I'm a bit like the Queen in that I don't carry much cash.

I don't stay up and rent private jets and go on yachts and whoop it up in Miami.

When I came into office, people said, 'Billionaire? How do they live? What do they eat? How do they sleep?' Today, they see me on the subway coming uptown. A couple of people say hi, some people smile and nod. Some people just sleep. It's not an issue.

It's a very ancient culture, British culture. You can't be seen to be too wealthy, and you certainly can't be seen to be giving away any of your wealth either because that's sort of vulgar, too. It's funny, that, because in New York, if you are wealthy, you have to be philanthropic to be successful.

It is rare to see a rich man religious; for religion preaches restraint, and riches prompt to unlicensed freedom.

Partying is not a sane way to spend money, but it's fun. When we were young, we did not have a lot of money at all, so I thought, 'If I ever get rich, I'm not going to become one of those boring rich people who doesn't spend money.'

When you're rich you don't write checks.

Rich people are so eccentric, and I don't think people really realize. Especially by the turn of the century, they were living like rappers.

His rage passes description - the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folk that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted.