Not many people can be in that impressive financial shape. He was in way better condition than "regular" people.
--Michael D. Clarke
You may feel guilty about having that kind of money and not knowing what to do with it.
shareToo much money makes you miserable, because you always have a fear of losing everything. Millionaires and Billionaires sit with that fear forever. It's a way of life.
shareYou think money makes one happy?
shareGee, it's almost like money and happiness aren't the same thing.
And please read that in Chandler's voice.
Makes you wonder what happened to him as a kid.
shareHe'd ruined his health with pills.
shareI don’t exactly agree with the whole “money can’t buy happiness” idiom because having a lot of money means you don’t have to worry about healthcare, getting stuck in a toxic job you hate, etc. But I definitely think that materialism doesn’t buy happiness. If you have loads of money you can finance many activities that may provide you happiness like exploring the world, starting a charity for some cause you care about, etc. but just buying stuff isn’t going to do it.
shareAlmost all of the things that detract from potential happiness in my life would be relieved by being rich. Medical care; old, unreliable cars; mortgage; house repairs; gasoline and food costs; travel--just general financial abundance and security. The few remaining things that get in the way of full happiness would most likely improve if the weight of financial inadequacy and insecurity were removed. Money indeed can buy happiness. Not every last bit of happiness, but a hell of a lot of it. It clears the field of burdens, obstacles, and worries.
It didn't work for Perry, but that's not because wealth failed him. It's because of a failure in his psychology and character.