Subject: Money

Negotiating: The art of persuading your opponent to take the nice shiny copper penny and give you the wrinkled old paper money.

(1950 – ) American author, satirist, webmaster & copywriter

One man's wage rise is another man's price increase.

(1916 – 1995) British politician & prime minister

I spent all my money on a FAX machine; now I can only FAX collect.

You can't get rich sitting on the bench, but I'm giving it a try.

professional baseball player

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

(1933 – 1997) Anglo-French billionaire financier

As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it.

(1936 – ) television talk show host

All progress is based on a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

Women prefer men who have something tender about them – especially the legal kind.

Bing (Crosby) doesn't pay income tax; he just calls the government and says, 'How much do you boys need?'

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

Every man serves a useful purpose: A miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

U.S. Audit Finds Funds For Youth Misspent

There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.

(1667 – 1745) Irish satirist & essayist

I was once so broke I forgot whether you cut steak with a knife or drank it with a spoon.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Computing power increases as the square of the cost; if you want to do it twice as cheaply, you have to do it four times slower.

It was all the wolf could do to keep us away from his door.

(1919 – 1985) Scottish comedian & actor

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

Let the kids pay it – they still owe us rent and gas money.

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

Before borrowing from a friend, decide which you need most.

Reparation: Satisfaction that is made for a wrong and deducted from the satisfaction felt in committing it.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Only have a nervous breakdown if you’ve got loads of money, and then you can really enjoy it.

(1955 – ) English composer, singer, songwriter & producer