When money is seen as a solution for every problem, money itself becomes the problem.
I really admire Airbnb as a pioneer of the sharing economy and for building community. They’ve found an elegant way to help hosts make more money and for guests to have authentic experiences. It brings those people together in a unique way.
I don’t come from a family that had the money to put me through college, so I left school with $100,000 in student loan debt.
Philosophically, what I have learned is to thy own self be true. That is the biggest lesson of all. Relax; music is fun. To many people take it to seriously because of the money involved.
It’s so funny looking back, but my so-called overnight success actually took 15 years. I remember when I didn’t have any money, and my only car was mom’s Hyundai.
People say money ain’t nothing; money is basically everything.
Right now it’s only a notion, but I think I can get the money to make it into a concept, and later turn it into an idea.
For those without money, the road to that treasure house of the imagination begins at the public library.
You see the music videos and the bling and the cars, but all of that goes home at the end of the shoot. They make nothing because there’s less and less money in the music industry.
If you got the money honey I got the time and when you run out of money honey I run out of time.
Now, people when I say that look at me and say, ‘What are you talking about, Joe? You’re telling me we have to go spend money to keep from going bankrupt?’. The answer is yes, that’s what I’m telling you.
When time, money, and results are on the line, it’s easy for tension to build.
It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one drives, nor the amount of money one has in the bank, that counts. These mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success.
So, my happiness doesn’t come from money or fame. My happiness comes from seeing life without struggle.
The only old man I am interested in is one who is worth at least £300million and is 103. Obviously you don’t want them to hang around too long, you want to be able to spend his money.
Polio’s pretty special because once you get an eradication, you no longer have to spend money on it; it’s just there as a gift for the rest of time.
It got to the point where I couldn’t afford to borrow any more money to lose. Know what I mean? That was just before ‘Frampton,’ my fourth album. As we were recording it, I was very down and depressed.
Before borrowing money from a friend it’s best to decide which you need most.
You use your money to buy privacy because during most of your life you aren’t allowed to be normal.
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 was a common man, and I will always remain a common man. No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul. Money comes, money goes. Fame comes, fame goes. I believe every human being is a celebrity in their own right.
It is essential that we stop worrying about money and stop resenting our bills.
I like money, but it’s never been about the money.
‘Gimme a Break’ ran for six years and gave me the kind of money and freedom that I’d dreamed would make me happy. It didn’t.
When someone wants to freshen up their home a bit, and they don’t want to spend a ton of money on construction, I always tell them to start off with paint. A fresh coat can really change the whole look of a home.
