Paul McCartney Quotes

My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.

My family taught me something: I don't ask. What's yours, you do not ask for.

The only time the private parts of someone's life are relevant is when they're affecting public performance. And just because someone is a public person doesn't mean that any part of his or her private life is open to scrutiny. If someone is doing his or her job, you have to have enough empathy to understand that we all have personal problems.

I am perfectly capable of writing things about myself that one doesn't discuss in polite company, but I was raised by people who said you don't discuss politics, you don't discuss religion, and you certainly don't discuss people's sex lives.

The reason for privacy is not so that people will not know you go to the bathroom. It's to allow certain things to go on that you don't want other people to know about, when all is said and done. But the things I don't want other people to know about are not my sex life.

I am for a clear distinction between public and private life. I believe private matters should be regulated in private and I have asked those close to me to respect this.

If people want to talk about Bob Dylan, I can talk about that. But my dad belongs to me and four other people exclusively. I'm very protective of that. And telling people whether he was affectionate is telling people a lot. It has so little to do with me. I come up against a wall.

The way I grew up, I was always taught that it's uncouth to talk about money, and that's not what should inspire you.

I have been called a nun with a switchblade where my privacy is concerned. I think there's a point where one says, that's for family, that's for me.

I do like to keep my private life to myself. But then again, I don't really get up to much.

The reason why I've been keeping private for the longest time ever here, I've always wanted to protect my wife's privacy. I don't like - I didn't want to put her picture all over the news. I just wanted to keep her private.

I'm a private person, and I don't want people knowing what kind of underwear I like. It's creepy!

Keeping your private life as private as possible is the smartest thing.

I am very adamant about keeping my private life private. I don't prefer to talk about my family.

I never talk about my wife: we're both in public professions but we try to keep our private life private.

I want to live as private a life as I can because of our children.

The personal thing is something I have never talked about. And I never will. That is prohibited. My job is public. But that's it. When you're not working, you don't have an obligation to be public.

My mom taught me not to talk about money.

My mother always told me it wasn't polite to ask what people make.

I don't think you have the right to shout about other people's private life.

I make a lot of money, but I don't want to talk about that.

I don't feel one's personal medical condition is everybody's business. It just isn't something you advertise, and it's not open to discussion.

For me, I don't talk about numbers. I've had big contracts my whole career; I just don't like talking about numbers if they're real or not real... whatever offers I've had, I always keep it private.

I used to not talk much to anyone about my investments.

Under no circumstances am I going to criticize my family in public.