Mel Brooks: About Money or Love

Posted by admin on Friday, June 28, 2019

Mel Brooks Money Quote saying that we focus first on getting money when we inevitably realize it’s not the money, but love that matters most. Mel Brooks said:
 

 

“It’s all about money or love. We know we need money, we know we have to get money, we know we have to hurt others to get money. But we don’t know until maybe it’s a little too late in life that love is the most important thing. Love, friendship, affection, bonhomie, whatever. Those are the only things that really count: to love and be loved” — Mel Brooks

 

 

Birthday June 28, 1926 he passed away November 16, 2023

 

Mel Brooks is contrasting the pursuit of money versus the pursuit of love. He acknowledges that most people focus first on acquiring money, as we understand its practical necessity. However, he notes that in the pursuit of money, people often feel they must “hurt others” through competition.

Brooks’ view is that we often don’t realize until later in life that love, friendship and human connection are far more important than wealth or material goods. These intimate relationships and feelings of affection are “the only things that really count” in the end. The quote suggests we should pay more attention to nurturing love in our lives rather than obsess over financial success to the detriment of our relationships and humanity.

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