A Quote by Stanley Donwood

I come from a generation in England that considered making money or trying to promote yourself to be morally suspect. — © Stanley Donwood
I come from a generation in England that considered making money or trying to promote yourself to be morally suspect.
In England, it's thought to be morally suspect to worry about what your surroundings look like.
The secret of my success is that I make other people money. And, never, ever, be ashamed about trying to earn as much as possible for yourself, if the person you're working with is also making money. That's life!
England, unlike in 1914, will not allow herself to blunder into a war lasting for years.... Such is the fate of rich countries.. .Not even England has the money nowadays to fight a world war. What should England fight for? You don't get yourself killed over an ally.
The secret of my success is that I make other people money. And, never ever, ever, ever be ashamed about trying to earn as much as possible for yourself, if the person you're working with is also making money. That's life!
People drift from generation to generation, and the morally unthinkable becomes thinkable as the years move on.
We all go through stages. Concerns about appearances, making good impressions, being popular, comparing yourself to others, having unbridled ambition, wanting to make money, striving to be recognized and noticed and trying to establish yourself, all fade as your responsibilities and character grow.
Years ago I was asked this question: Do terrorists fear anything? I said, 'I suspect they would fear a morally strong America.' They would know that a morally strong America would not be dislodged. You can always appeal to a point of vulnerability which would break a people up. [Terrorists] don't fear so much the weaponry as the moral courage, and I think a morally strong America would be intimidating to them.
I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're doing something.
I'm trying to think about my future and be smart in the way I'm using my money and saving my money and making money outside of skateboarding.
That's the worst thing about money - the moment you have some you begin to suspect everyone of trying to take it away from you. And usually they are.
As an actor, you're not a person; you're a product, a commodity. It's about money. Your job is about making money for other people. At some point, you learn how to be on the other side of that table. You write, direct, produce, and create opportunity for yourself. Then you start to make money for yourself.
The harpsichord was actually ideologically considered a very questionable instrument in that period, much like I think it's ideologically considered suspect today in some circles.
I'm a prize fighter. Titles don't pay bills. I fight for money. I'm making money. They're making money. Everybody's making money. That's what this is all about.
Business is not about money. It's about making dreams come true for others and for yourself.
My principal once told me that I was a penny waiting for change. But I suspect that I irritated him probably because I was making more money than he was.
Power has long been regarded as morally corrosive, and we often suspect the intentions of those who seek it.
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