A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. Capitalism cherishes voluntary contracts and interest rates that are determined by savings, not credit creation by a central bank.
When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans.
Though I don't personally believe that Bitcoin is true money, it should be perfectly legal, and there should be no restrictions on it; there should be no taxes on it.
Of course, money matters to everyone even if some don't want to admit it. If I won the Race to Dubai, I look at that prize money and think it could pay off my new house or the range I'm building. I am privileged to play golf for a living - look around St Andrews, that's my office.
I've had an exciting time; I married for love and got a little money along with it.
Not so much in Canada, but certainly in the US, as I'm sure you know, money is all, and if they can get another 26 programs of the same thing even though it advances the culture or those actor's careers not at all it doesn't matter.
Mayweather was TBE - The Best Ever - at making money, but look at his highlights and look at mine. You can't pretend it's the same.
When me and Mike Tyson were around, we played king of the hill. Whoever comes to the hill, you get your behind whooped. We don't pick and choose. I fought guys when I had fractured wrists and ribs, bad backs, I didn't care. I was the king of the hill; Tyson was king of the hill. When we left, people were trying to get the 'most money fight.'
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
Liking money like I like it, is nothing less than mysticism. Money is a glory.
Don't judge me. I made a lot of money.
Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.
The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions.
It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil. The want of money is so quite as truly.
The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation.
No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.
There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.
I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
I like my money right where I can see it... hanging in my closet.
Making money is a hobby that will complement any other hobbies you have, beautifully.
Wealth often takes away chances from men as well as poverty. There is none to tell the rich to go on striving, for a rich man makes the law that hallows and hollows his own life.
Money does not make you happy but it quiets the nerves.
There are some things that you can fulfil with money, but at the end of the day these are not the things that make you happy. It is the small things that make life good.
I think that focusing on the money, on the business, is not enough.
Disasters happen. We still have no way to eliminate earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes, floods or droughts. We cope as best we can by fortifying ourselves against danger with building codes and levees, and by setting aside money to clean up afterwards.
If I have enough money to eat I'm good.
Time is money. Wasted time means wasted money means trouble.
I suppose we'll make money off our album and our singles and stuff, but, like, they were made as we wanted them, exactly with what we had to say, and done exactly how we wanted them, right? And, like, we didn't put them out to make money. We put them out because we wanted to do them, do you know what I mean?
Art for art's sake, money for God's sake.
What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief.
I don't care about having money. It's about being happy, man.
I love the Queen. I love the whole fairy tale of the Royal Family; the Crown Jewels; Buckingham Palace; the tourist attraction. But really, is that what we've got a monarchy for? It's just for tourism, and then you survive and live off taxpayers' money?
If you stop at general math, you're only going to make general math money.
Money looks better in the bank than on your feet.
The time making money should be greater than the time that you are spending money.
Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.
Money couldn't buy friends, but you got a better class of enemy.
No amount of money can replace the kind of happiness and satisfaction I derive out of writing.
A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place.
What's worth doing is worth doing for money.
I like that Brita makes tap water taste good, so you don't need to spend money or waste plastic with bottled water.
I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said, 'What for?' I said, 'I'm going to buy some sugar.'
Good jokes are gems. A good idea is hard to come by. I couldn't give them to someone else, even for money. It just wouldn't seem right.
One day a guy tried to rob me on the street, and I had no money. So I charged him.
You know, my main reaction to this money thing is that it's humorous, all the attention to it, because it's hardly the most insightful or valuable thing that's happened to me.
Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.
Innovation has nothing to do with how many R & D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R & D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.
I think money is a wonderful thing because it enables you to do things. It enables you to invest in ideas that don't have a short-term payback.