不论是在获取、支出、储蓄还是投资，多数人都会用大量时间思考财富与金钱。一些地球上最富有的人早已明确表明了他们对于万能的金钱的态度，虽然我们很容易因此深受打击并且幻想破灭。

下面是近现代最有影响力的一些人说过的有关金钱的名言。

约翰尼·卡什： “成功就是你要为世界上每件事操心，金钱除外。”

Whether it’s in its acquisition, expenditure, saving or investing, most people devote a lot of time thinking about wealth and money. While it’s easy to be overwhelmed and disillusioned, some of the planet’s wealthiest inhabitants have clearly stated their position on the almighty dollar.

Here’s what some of the greatest influencers of our time had to say about it.

“Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money.” — Johnny Cash

沃伦·巴菲特： “第一条原则： 永远不要亏钱。第二条原则： 永远不要忘记第一条原则。”

“Rule number 1: Never lose money. Rule number 2: Never forget rule number 1.” — Warren Buffett

史蒂夫·乔布斯： “创新与你拥有多少研发资金无关。当苹果还在研制Mac电脑的时候，IBM已投入了至少百倍于我们的资金用于研发。这不是钱的问题。它取决于你拥有的人才，你的领导方式以及你有多懂行。”

“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.” — Steve Jobs

比尔·盖茨: “我理解对于拥有百万美元财富的欲望，这无疑会带来一定的自由，有意义的自由。但一旦你所拥有的远超于此，我得告诉你，汉堡包仍然是汉堡包。”

“I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars, there’s a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that. But once you get much beyond that, I have to tell you, it’s the same hamburger.” — Bill Gates

碧昂斯: “我坚信，女性应该在经济上独立。我们必须面对事实，金钱让男性有了操控一切的权力。让男性有了定义价值的权力。他们定义什么是性感。定义什么才是女性气质。这太荒谬了。”

“I truly believe that women should be financially independent from their men. And let’s face it, money gives men the power to run the show. It gives men the power to define value. They define what’s sexy. And men define what’s feminine. It’s ridiculous.” — Beyoncé

马娅·安杰卢: “你唯有在所爱的领域才能获得真正的成就，别把赚钱当作目标，而是去追求你所爱的事，并做得很好，让别人无法忽视你。”

“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.” — Maya Angelou

查理·卓别林: “我从事这个行业是为了钱，只是在这个过程产生了艺术。如果人们因此对我幻想破灭，我也没办法，这是事实！”

“I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can’t help it. It’s the truth.” — Charlie Chaplin

亨利·福特： “寄希望于金钱来获得独立，永远都不可能实现。在这个世界上，唯一能够带来真正安全感的，是知识、经验和能力的积累。”

“If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.” — Henry Ford

托马斯·爱迪生： “多数人之所以错过机会，是因为机会穿着工作服，看起来像是工作一样。”

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Edison

本杰明·富兰克林：“注意小的开销；因为一处漏水可能让巨轮沉没。”

“Beware of small expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.” – Benjamin Franklin

富兰克林·D·罗斯福： “幸福不在于仅仅拥有金钱，而在于取得成就时的喜悦和创造性劳动带来的兴奋与激情。”

“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

埃莉诺·罗斯福： “失去金钱的人，失去很多；失去朋友的人，失去更多；失去信念的人，失去一切。”

“He who loses money, loses much; He who loses a friend, loses much more; He who loses faith, loses all.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt

罗纳德·里根：“金钱买不来幸福，但肯定会提升你的回忆。”

“Money can’t buy happiness, but it will certainly get you a better class of memories.” — Ronald Reagan

奥普拉·温弗瑞：“所有人都想跟你一起坐豪车，但你想要的是那个豪车坏了还愿意陪你一起坐公交车的人。”

“Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” — Oprah Winfrey

可可·香奈儿：“这世上有些人是有钱，而有些人是富有。”

“There are people who have money, and there are people who are rich.” — Coco Chanel

（财富中文网） 

译者：刘进龙/汪皓