Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Quotes

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

I don't apologize for my diamonds, Rolls-Royce, Range Rover, or anything. Look, Queen Elizabeth has more diamonds than me. Why don't people attack her for it?

I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents. And much more.

What is there that money will not do?

I can buy any man in the world.

What is high birth to him to whom high birth has never been the theme of his contemplation? What is a throne to him who has never dreamed of a throne?

I think gold is made for kings and pharaohs - that's what I am.

Affluence means influence.

The substitute for knowledge is money.

Culture and possessions, there is the bourgeoisie for you.

Growing up in Hollywood meant there were a lot of film stars' kids at my school - but no conspicuous wealth. It wasn't cool to show off that you had money.

I'm now the Lord of the Brighton Manor.

I don't have a Rolls. I don't have a jet. That's not me.

A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.

Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive because they are themselves so truly materialistic, so versed in the uses of power.

The more money the louder it talks.

And now I have a big house, nice clothes and I travel in first class and I love it, so maybe it's time to enjoy being a star.

People have nannies and big cars, and they want to go to Maui for Christmas. When there are those kind of stakes involved, people get ruthless.

Being an Arab leader has its rewards: the suite at the Waldorf-Astoria during the United Nations General Assembly, travel in your own plane, plenty of cash, even job security - whether kings, sheiks or presidents, with or without elections, most serve for life.

I have a nice house, nice cars, nice watches, nice things. I've got money in the bank. I'm not in need of a few quid - as it stands. It's all irrelevant to me.

Titles were symbols, just as impressive buildings were symbols, except that titles, unlike buildings, cost nothing.

On the most exalted throne in the world, we are still seated on nothing but our arse.

I have always resented the way the other sultans and emirs of my time have become too caught up in glory, pride and wealth

just because a king is a king that does not mean he is not as human as you

Essentially, Louis XIV created exclusivity. If we look at how we live our lives today, many of us are members of clubs or gyms. We search out exclusivity. He created the world of fashion at Versailles.