J. Taylor Money Quotations

We're fortunate that we had family to help us evacuate. If not for them, we'd probably be in a shelter somewhere with all those other people. My father wired us money from Maine and Robert's grandparents and parents also wired us money for the trip. Everybody in the family wanted us to leave Gulfport.

We're hoping the canned goods go to homeless people. And we're hoping the money we raise goes to cancer research at Children's Hospital in Birmingham.

One of the most important things is to learn to read music. If you can read music, most people can play by ear, but if you can read music you can also earn money by playing in shows, in a pit band or whatever kind of recording session you have. They have a chart in front of you and you can read it. You won't be one dimensional.

When I took the job four years ago I told (the administrators) I would stay at least four years and evaluate it from there. I've been in it 30 years. Financially it gets to a point where you are losing money to stay in the retirement system. Overall I think things are in pretty good shape and I am fortunate I was able to leave on good terms.

When you get into that kind of studio money, there's a price on everything. And I haven't been willing to pay that price.

Equally, they can provide a good home for savings when putting money away for your next holiday, a new car, wedding or just for a rainy day.

It's a small number, but it's not unusual for an entrepreneur who goes looking for money and is turned down to go back, retool their business plan and come back at them again, ... It's not as formidable as it sounds.

It's a significant award. In this environment, it's going to be tough to make money on new cars, so that's going to require some real management in focusing on other revenue centers. The Malcolm Baldrige Award is affirmation of some real business skills.

It's been a good, old-fashioned plonk. I've been taken aback by it because her form doesn't look anything flash. Then again, the money has come from some smart guys so you have to respect it.

I love my wife, so I give that money to my wife. She gives it to the kids and the kids go out and waste it.

These funds are not there for the money managers or advisors or anybody else with a special relationship to skim off of. This isn't their little cookie jar.