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Money is something I understand only vaguely, and I think about it only when I don't have enough to finance my current enthusiasm, whatever it may be. All I know about money is that I have to have it to do things. I don't want to bank my dividends, I'd rather keep my money working.... Money - or, rather the lack of it to carry out my ideas - may worry me, but it does not excite me. Ideas excite me.

Walt Disney#121

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About this quote

What does it mean?
Money is a tool for ideas, not something exciting; lack of it worries him but ideas excite him.
In plain terms
He needs money to do things but gets excited by ideas, not cash.
What can you take from it?
Ideas matter more than money itself.

Where it applies

  • funding projects
  • managing finances

Putting it to work

  • focus on ideas
  • use money wisely

Questions to consider

  • What excites you more?
  • How do you view money?

Another view

Funding is still critical for realizing ideas.

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