Subject: Money (Page 18)

He died of cirrhosis of the liver… it costs money to die of cirrhosis of the liver.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist

Nobody ever said that capitalism guarantees profit.

(1947 – ) American economist

I’m living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.

(1894 – 1962) American poet, painter, essayist, author & playwright

There is only one word for aid that is genuinely without strings, and that word is blackmail.

(1902 – 1977) Scottish journalist & author

Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

Anyone with money to burn will always find himself surrounded by people with matches.

Debt means you had more fun than you were supposed to.

(1966 – ) American stand-up comedian, television writer/producer & radio host

A block grant is a solid mass of money surrounded on all sides by governors.

The more an item costs, the farther you have to send it for repairs.

A father is someone who carries pictures in his wallet where his money used to be.

I'll tell you why — because, in the unlikely event that we're both on the Titanic and it starts to sink, for some reason, you get to leave with the kids and I have to stay — that's why I get the dollar more an hour.

(1968 – ) American stand-up comedian

If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.

(1930 – ) financier & investment businessman

Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.

(1861 – 1950) American writer

Any renovation project on an old house will cost twice as much and take three times as long as originally estimated.

Deficit: What you have when you don’t have as much as if you had nothing.

A rich man has no need of character.

The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

The opulence of the front office decor varies inversely with the fundamental solvency of the firm.

The embarrassing thing is that the salad dressing is outgrossing my films.

(1925 – 2008) American actor, director & entrepreneur

Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing – and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

Rich widows are the only secondhand goods that sell at first-class prices.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor