Subject: Money (Page 27)

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

(1930 – ) financier & investment businessman

A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck.

(1908 – 1972) American politician & civil rights leader

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

Poverty keeps together more homes than it breaks up.

(1870 – 1916) British writer

Be careful of men who are bald and rich; the arrogance of "rich" usually cancels out the nice of "bald.”

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

No matter how often you trade dinner or other invitations with in-laws, you will lose a small fortune in the exchange.

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

Go where the money is.

Russia's Economic Woes Outweigh The Universe

A man who has a million dollars is as well off as if he were rich.

(1763 – 1848) German-American, first multi-millionaire in the U.S.

I'm the kind of guy who will have nothing all my life and then they'll discover oil while they're digging my grave.

(1919 – 1991) American comedian & actor

People who think money can do anything may very well be suspected of doing anything for money.

author

Government expands to absorb revenue and then some.

You can have all the money in the world, but there’s one thing you will never have… a dinosaur.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

The only thing I like about rich people is their money.

(1879 – 1964) British politician

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

He’s too stingy to give you the time of day.

I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.

American basketball player

Miser: A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.

By the time you get to the point where you can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.

People who can least afford to pay rent, pay rent; people who can most afford to pay rent, build up equity.