Subject: Money (Page 21)

The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it's compromising.

It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

A bargain is something you can’t use at a price you can’t resist.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

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

Untold Wealth: That which does not appear on income tax returns.

When a person with experience meets a person with money, the person with experience will get the money and the person with the money will get some experience.

When the last great scorer comes to mark against your name, it’s not whether you won or lost, but how many paid to see the game.

baseball executive

President Bush wants to spend $7 billion this year to fight the drug dealers in Colombia… but they only earn $3 billion a year; so why don't we pay them $4 billion a year not to grow the cocaine?

American comedian & writer

If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.

(1918 – ) American advice columnist

The only advantage to living in the past is that the rents are much cheaper!

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

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

I know a baseball star who wouldn't report the theft of his wife's credit cards because the thief spends less than she does.

(1926 – 2016) American baseball player, announcer & television host

Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID that he just whipped out a quarter?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

A fool and your money are soon partners.

Among the propensities of humans which almost exceed understanding come the parsimony of the rich and the extravagance of the poor.

Anything you lose automatically doubles in value.

(1913 – 1983) journalist & author

Drive-in banks were established so most of the cars today could see their real owners.

American entrepreneur & author

You never realize how short a month is until you pay alimony.

(1882 – 1942) American actor

After a salary raise, you will have less money at the end of the month than you had before.

We didn't actually overspend our budget; the allocation simply fell short of our expenditure.