Gold and diamonds are nice, but clean, crisp, controlled water has long been the preeminent hallmark of the rich.
Millionaires don't have astrologers, billionaires do.
There still shines the most important nuance by virtue of which the noble felt themselves to be men of a higher rank. They designate themselves simply by their superiority in power (as "the powerful," "the masters," "the commanders") or by the most clearly visible signs of this superiority, for example, as "the rich," "the possessors" (this is the meaning of 'Arya,' and of corresponding words in Iranian and Slavic).
Respectable means rich, and decent means poor. I should die if I heard my family called decent.
When I bought the Rolls Royce they thought it was leased, then I bought that new Ferrari hater rest in peace.
He that is rich is wise.
I'm not rich.
I'd sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.
Power and wealth are not two of my main stakes.
Yachts are the closest a commoner can get to sovereignty.
Dignity and plenty instead of humility and poverty.
Tyre revolted and gained independence from Islamic Fatamid Egypt with the help of the Christian Byzantines.
Gold is the fool's curtain, which hides all his defects from the world.
There's a difference between being posh and being rich.
In England the more horses a nobleman has, the more popular he is. So long as the English are devoted to racing, Socialism has no chance with you.
Also I don't want to refer to myself as Maximilian. You'd have to win an Oscar or become mind-numbingly wealthy or hit 50. It's like smoking a cigar, you know what I mean? You can't be a young guy and do it.
When I listen to hip-hop, it's like no big difference how people sing in my village, 'cause bling would be their cow.
It means I wake up to sunshine every morning, and I can afford to drink better wine at night. But I haven't completely sold out to Hollywood.
PALACE, n. A fine and costly residence, particularly that of a great official. The residence of a high dignitary of the Christian Church is called a palace; that of the Founder of his religion was known as a field, or wayside. There is progress.
Being a billionaire is sort of passe.
Having a yacht is a reason for being more cheerful than most.
I think, in a lot of ways, celebrities represent the American dream. They have financial fluidity and options at their disposal.
In our society, the best predictor of a man's wealth is his wife's looks, and the best predictor of a woman's looks is her husband's wealth.
Silicon Valley's definition of luxury is a Tesla in every garage.
There isn't a class structure in Nigeria; there's a tribal structure and prestige as far as money is concerned.
It is not so much that I am a blue-blooded oligarch: I just don't feel like an oligarch.