I'm not overly alarmist about it but I do think there are some worrying signs like the growing accumulation of wealth by a very small proportion of the population plus elections in the US are much more dominated by money than anywhere else calling itself a democracy.

I made a small fortune. I made a lot of money and I made a lot of other people wealthy.

Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing.

One thing that people keep on saying to me is that the wealth and the fame must have made up for missing out on my childhood. But the idea of money - putting a price on your childhood - is ridiculous. You will never get those years back and you can't put a price on them.

Anyone who wants to sell you overnight success or wealth is not interested in your success they are interested in your money.

For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses create jobs employ people and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference.

Labour was the first price the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver but by labour that all wealth of the world was originally purchased.

Wealth flows from energy and ideas.

All riches have their origin in mind. Wealth is in ideas - not money.

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members.

Wealthy men can't live in an island that is encircled by poverty. We all breathe the same air. We must give a chance to everyone at least a basic chance.

For many men the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles it only changes them.

The rich man's dog gets more in the way of vaccination medicine and medical care than do the workers upon whom the rich man's wealth is built.

I would like it to be known that I have decided not to marry Group Capt. Peter Townsend. Mindful of the church's teaching that Christian marriage is indissoluble and conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth I have resolved to put these considerations before any others.

It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong but the love of money for its own sake.

The Indian Summer of life should be a little sunny and a little sad like the season and infinite in wealth and depth of tone but never hustled.

There is no wealth but life.

When Honor's sun declines and Wealth takes wings Then Learning shines the best of precious things.

Much learning shows how little mortals know much wealth how little wordings enjoy.

These things will destroy the human race: politics without principle progress without compassion wealth without work learning without silence religion without fearlessness and worship without awareness.

This administration and the leadership in Congress appear to be intent on valuing wealth over work thereby placing working families at a distinct disadvantage.

Surely if knowledge is valuable it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany to allow a genius like Mr. Dalton's to be employed in the drudgery of elementary instruction.

If you first fortify yourself with the true knowledge of the Universal Self and then live in the midst of wealth and worldliness surely they will in no way affect you.

One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.