- The page contains various money quotes about needing/not needing money
- Quotes are attributed to public figures like politicians, authors, actors
- Many of the quotes discuss not needing excessive wealth or money’s inability to buy happiness/fulfillment
- Several discuss the risks that come from seeking money one doesn’t truly need
- A few promote service, giving without expectation of reward, and having enough without greed
- The page allows sharing individual quotes on social media
“The entire world economy rests on the consumer; if he ever stops spending money he doesn’t have on things he doesn’t need — we’re done for” — Bill Bonner
“I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives doing things they detest to make money they don’t want to buy things they don’t need to impress people they dislike” — Emile Henry Gauvreay
“Never have your wallet with you onstage. It’s bad luck. You shouldn’t play the piano with money in your pocket. Play like you need the money” — Tom Waits
“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it” — Bob Hope
“I’ve got all the money I’ll ever need; if I die by four O’clock” — Henny Youngman
“Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don’t have for something they don’t need” — Will Rogers
“In order to make money the first thing is to have no need of it” — Ludovic Halevy
“We all need money, but there are degrees of desperation” — Anthony Burgess
“I’m not technically rich, but I do have a lot of shit that I don’t need, and I refuse to share with others” — Maria Bamford
“Work like you don’t need the money. Dance like no one is watching. And love like you’ve never been hurt” — Mark Twain
“With Republicans in control of Congress and the White House, without any checks or balances whatsoever, they’ve provided another $ trillion in tax cuts to people like me who, I promise, don’t need it, and don’t even pretend to pay for them” — Barack Obama
“To make money they didn’t have and didn’t need, they risked what they did have and did need, and that’s foolish. That is just plain foolish.” — Warren Buffett
“People keep saying to me, ‘Why are you going to write another book? You don’t need the money.’ It’s not about money. I need to throw myself into that situation where I grow and change because I am writing something new, trying to create different characters who’ve never existed before” — Judith Krantz
“Success has brought me world idolisation and millions of pounds. But it’s prevented me from having the one thing we all need: A loving, ongoing relationship” — Freddie Mercury
“On two separate occasions recently men offered me $1 million if I would marry them. So I said, “Suppose I already have $1 million? Now what will you give me?” They couldn’t offer anything, not love, not a life together, not adventure – just the dough. I don’t need that. I’m very good with money” – Joan Fontaine
“There is enough for everyone’s need, there is not enough for everyone’s greed” — Frank Buchman
“Service… Giving what you don’t have to give. Giving when you don’t need to give. Giving because you want to give” — Damien Hess
“I don’t make deals for the money. I’ve got enough, much more than I’ll ever need. I do it to do it” — Donald Trump
“Before borrowing money from a friend it’s best to decide which you need most” — Joe Moore
“No amount of money changes what I do between ‘action’ and ‘cut’. Before I got into the industry, I never imagined I’d have anywhere near the money I have now. I don’t need any more. It’s not that I don’t want the money, it’s just that I would have been really happy sitting on a beach or surfing every morning” — Heath Ledger
“My family and I have been blessed with good fortune in the world of business. We’ve created quite a net worth. My children, two boys, have more money than they will ever need, and they aren’t empire builders” — Eli Broad
“A rich man is an honest man — no thanks to him; for he would be a double knave, to cheat mankind when he had no need of it: he has no occasion to press upon his integrity, nor so much as to touch upon the borders of dishonesty” — Daniel Defoe