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1 " I don't want anyone writing in to point out that I spend too much money on books, many of which I will never read. I know that already. I certainly intend to read all of them, more or less. My intentions are good. Anyway, it's my money. And I'll bet you do it too. "
― Nick Hornby , The Polysyllabic Spree
2 " A fine young man and a fine young felly he always was, except that in the old days, before you began coming in here, Mr. Witherwax, he maybe had too much money and spent too much of it on girls. Take them alone, either one; the money without the women, or a good girl without the money that can be a help to a young felly, and he's fixed for life. But put them together; and often as not, the young felly goes on the booze. (" The Better Mousetrap" ) "
3 " Why do we need money beyond a point? If we are free of ill health, enmity, and debt, is that not enough? Too much money only leads to less peace. "
4 " I've had too much money to be able to tell who my friends are... "
5 " It comforts everybody to think of all Negroes as dirt poor, and to regard those who were not, who earned good money and kept it, as some kind of shameful miracle. White people liked that idea because Negroes with money and sense made them nervous. Colored people liked it because, in those days, they trusted poverty, believed it was a virtue and a sure sign of honesty. Too much money had a whiff of evil and somebody else's blood. "
― Toni Morrison
6 " Better to have too much time to manage, than too much money that manages all your time "
― Benny Bellamacina , Philosophical Uplifting Quotes and Poems
7 " I suppose if you take one part asshole and mix one part drugs, then stir in too much money for a man’s own good, this is the kind of crazy gravy you end up with. "
― A. Violet End , The Billionaire Who Atoned to Me
8 " If your startup is only in the development or idea stage, there is almost no better predictor of failure - I mean, utter failure, scorched-earth bankruptcy - than raising too much money in the first round. "
9 " This is a wonderful planet, and it is being completely destroyed by people who have too much money and power and no empathy. "
10 " Sometimes when you've got too much money you lose your imagination. "
11 " I can tell you that too much money is corrupting American politics. Don't blame the American public. The U.S. Supreme Court has a lot to answer for, because it has made it impossible for Congress to reduce the corrupting influence of money on American political life. "
12 " I have too much money invested in sweaters. "
