No Money Quotes - Page 14

• I came to New York in 1986. My father didn't think it was a good idea. I didn't know how I found it, but I went to Hunter College. I had no money and I couldn't speak English.

  Francisco Costa

  New York, Father, College

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• To walk in money through the night crowd, protected by money, lulled by money, dulled by money, the crowd itself a money, the breath money, no least single object anywhere that is not money. Money, money everywhere and still not enough! And then no money, or a little money, or less money, or more money but money always money. and if you have money, or you don't have money, it is the money that counts, and money makes money, but what makes money make money?

  Henry Miller

  Money, Night, Crowds

  Henry Miller (1966). “Tropic of Capricorn”

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• You have phantom income each year. No money is being put in your pocket, but you have to take some money out of your pocket to pay Uncle Sam because the tax is paid based on accretion.

  Scott Walker

  Uncles, Years, Pockets

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• I think Katrina is one more indication of how inefficient and corrupt this Administration is, and indicates the absolute lack of seriousness that [George W.] Bush has in making the government respond to the needs of the people. They are so separated from the lives of normal, low-income people that it never occurred to them that if you're poor and have no money, no car, that you can't leave.

  Bernie Sanders

  Thinking, Government, People

  Interview with Ruth Conniff, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. December 1, 2005.

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• You realize how much fun we did have, with no money at all. We'd stay in peoples' homes in Tangiers. When you're young, you invite yourself.

  Manolo Blahnik

  Fun, Home, Tangier

  Interview with Tim Blanks, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 13, 2013.

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• For artists it's a lot easier to make art in bad times than it is in good times. When you've got no money it's easy to just drink your way through it and make great art. But if you're making lots of money it can be very problematic.

  Damien Hirst

  Art, Way, Good Times

  Interview with Anthony Haden-Guest, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 23, 2008.

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• I didn't come from a wealthy family. I had no money. Maybe it goes back to naivete which is your greatest asset when you're young. If I was starting in comedy today and if it didn't work the first time, I'd probably quit. But I kept at it, kept at it.

  Steve Martin

  Today, Firsts, Comedy

  "COVER STORY : A Side Order of Steve Martin : He's had his ups and downs with L.A., but they're back together in his new movie". Interview with Elaine Dutka, articles.latimes.com. February 3, 1991.

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