Subject: Money

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

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

A luxury meal was prairie sandwiches – two slices of bread with wide-open spaces between them.

(1919 – 1985) Scottish comedian & actor

Poverty is not a disgrace, but it’s terribly inconvenient.

(1908 – 2002) comedian, radio & television actor

Saving is a very fine thing; especially when your parents have it for you.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator

… the only California houses on the market for less than a million dollars are those on fire… these generally go for six hundred thousand.

When I was young, poverty was so common that we didn't know it had a name.

(1908 – 1973) 36th U.S. president

They live in a beautiful apartment overlooking their rent.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

The government deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government spends and the amount it has the nerve to collect.

(1920 – 2001) American writer & humorist

A little incompatibility is the spice of life, as long as he has income and she is pattable.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

Tradition is what you resort to when you don’t have the time or the money to do it right.

(1905 – 1988) Austrian-born American conductor

Those who have some means think that the most important thing in the world is love; the poor know that it is money.

(1894 – 1987) British writer

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

If you want to be on the upper crust, you need to have a lot of dough.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

College is great; it’s the only time in life where you can write a check for 39 cents… and bounce it.

(1961 – ) American stand-up comedian

The United States has developed a new weapon that destroys people but it leaves buildings standing; it's called the stock market.

(1950 – ) comedian & television host

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

The husband who wants a happy marriage should learn to keep his mouth shut and his checkbook open.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody.

(1900 – 1965) diplomat & Democratic politician