People who have money have an obligation. I wouldn't say I'm entitled to tell them what to do with it but to use it wisely.
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Money brings a lot of responsibility as to what you're going to do with it, and I've given quite a bit of thought to that.
When people are self-entitled for no reason, just with anything, that bothers me. It's like waiting for someone to cross the road, and they walk slower because they know you're waiting. I like all the credit due in the places that it's supposed to be due.
There are still a lot of people who have the expectation that they're entitled to everything and want to pay for nothing.
One day I realized that I wasn't getting anywhere by blaming other people for my circumstances. I finally understood: Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free.
Thus you are just not because you give what is owed, but because you do what is appropriate to you as the highest good.
Most people need the money all the time.
On everything I do I'm always taking someone's money, whether it's a movie studio or a record label. Somebody's paying for it, and I'm always respectful of that. But I'm never going to compromise.
I always encourage our people and young business people that I meet to have a respect for cash, keeping some in their pockets and purses at all times. To me, that's essential.
I'd be the last guy to tell a wealthy person what to do with their money. They're entitled to do whatever they want.
Folks, if you give people things for free, don't blame them for taking them.