We are, you might say, 'brainwashed' into thinking that money is the source of happiness while what we really need to know is that inner peace is something that comes from within.
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Quotes tagged ‘Money’
I've learned something too: selling out is sweet because when you sell out, you get to make a lot of money, and when you have money, you don't have to hang out with a bunch of poor ass losers like you guys. Screw you guys, I'm going home.
— Nancy Pimental, Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Eric Cartman, Trey Parker, imdb.com
Tickets to the museum will cost you 15 bucks, but as the poster out the front says: it's worth the Monet.
Your words can't hurt me. Not here. Uh-uh. Not in the most majestic city in the world. God, where the Eiffel Tower is a stone's throw from a Venetian gondola.
Viva Las Vegas, baby! Or should I say viva lost wages?
You know, it's like my econ professor at Harvard used to say to me: never examine the motives of the guys writing your checks.
Why is she doing this? people asked, stealing glances at March. Some had a larger question: Who was Anna March?
Officer Barbrady: You're probably wondering why we're standing here with a pile of money and no pants on. Chef: Actually— Mayor: Well I can assure you that it has absolutely nothing to do with the Japanese Mafia. Officer Barbrady: Not a thingy-dingy.
— Philip Stark, Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Chef, Isaac Hayes, imdb.com
Malcolm Murray: You have the soul of a poet, sir. Victor Frankenstein: And the bank account to match.
— John Logan, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Harry Treadaway, imdb.com
Jonathan Pine: Why is Roper the worst man in the world? Sophie Alekan: Because he sells destruction, pain and death.
Rule number one, you don't risk your own money. You've been brainwashed, gone native. Ain't nothing worse than a businessman who's lost his compass.
Mal: Now, this is all the money Niska gave us in advance. You bring it back to him. Tell him the job didn't work out. We're not thieves. But we are thieves. Point is, we're not takin' what's his. Now we'll stay out of his way as best we can from here on in. You explain that's best for everyone, okay…
— Tim Minear, Joss Whedon, Malcolm Reynolds, Nathan Fillion, imdb.com
Money is not beside the point… Money is the point.
The fallacy of sunk cost… It’s what gamblers do. They throw good money after bad thinking they can turn their luck around. It’s like, 'I’ve already spent this much money or time… whatever. I got to keep going!' No, there’s no reward at the end of this game.
The absolute only way to be in full control of your money is to ask all of the questions, no matter how small or seemingly stupid. This isn’t uncouth — it’s shrewd and resourceful. If people take offense to your questions, a simple 'Sorry about that, I’m just trying to become more financially educat…
Married to the money, my bitch green.
I've known good criminals and bad cops. Bad priests. Honorable thieves. You can be on one side of the law or the other. But if you make a deal with somebody, you keep your word. You can go home today with your money and never do this again. But you took something that wasn't yours. And you sold it f…
— Peter Gould, Gordon Smith, Mike Erhmantraut, Jonathan Banks, imdb.com
Lawyers – you know, we’re like health insurance. You hope you never need it. But, man oh man, not having it – no.
I believe wealth does, in fact, isolate you from other people. It’s a protective mechanism.
I gotta take this. It's my ac-clown-tant... you know, a clown-accountant. He's got this giant calculator that only ever adds up to boobs. Pretty funny, but frankly, I think he's been stealing from me.
— Paul Stroud, Jeff Kauffmann, Roger The Alien, Seth MacFarlane, imdb.com