Subject: Money (Page 12)

Don King doesn't care about black or white. He just cares about green.

American boxing champion

Las Vegas is the oasis of outstretched palms.

English boxing journalist & commentator

As the economy gets better, everything else gets worse.

No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the weather.

comedian, counselor & speaker

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

(Starbucks) doesn't have a slogan yet, so I thought of one for them: “It's really expensive, but the line is long.”

comedian & author

Good art is in the wallet of the beholder.

(1958 – ) Australian author

I had to recently move back home, because my mom was having trouble paying both our rents.

Actress & comedian

Jack was so cheap that instead of bringing his date flowers, he brought her seeds.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

Politicians who vote huge expenditures to alleviate problems get re-elected; those who propose structural changes to prevent problems get early retirement.

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

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

I paid too much for it, but it’s worth it.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

From a commercial point of view, if Christmas did not exist it would be necessary to invent it.

(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist

If thee marries for money, thee surely will earn it.

Wisconsin politician, professor & writer

I don’t mind the high price of stardom, I just don’t like the high price of mediocrity.

(1914 – 1986) American baseball team owner & promoter

The book you spent $20.95 for today will come out in paperback tomorrow.

I live in a two-income household… but who knows how long my mom can keep that up.

Jewish-American stand-up comedian & writer

When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

If you’re wondering if you have enough money to take the family out to eat tonight, you don’t.

(1917 – 1994) American writer

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

Women who drink white wine either want to get married, sell you a piece of real estate, or redecorate your house; either way, it's expensive.

(1946 – 1994) writer & humorist