Subject: Money (Page 28)

Americans are getting stronger; twenty years ago it took two people to carry ten dollars' worth of groceries… today, a five-year-old can do it.

(1906 – 1998) English-born American comedian

The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward.

(1883 – 1946) English economist

Let us all be happy and live within our means, even if we have to borrow the money to do it with.

Charles Farrar Browne (1834 – 1867) humorist

Lack of money is the root of all evil.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

Money can’t buy friends, but it can get you a better class of enemy.

(1918 – 2002) Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet & playwright

A homeless guy asked me for 2 pounds, so I gave him 1.67 because that’s what a woman would get paid for doing the same job.

British comedian

I worked myself up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

My doctor is wonderful; once, when I couldn’t afford an operation, he touched up the X-rays.

(1918 – 2007) American entertainer, actor & television host

I told you I needed to feed my family; they offered me 3 years at $21 million – that’s not going to cut it.

professional basketball player

Maybe money corrupts the character; but lack of money isn't going to improve it either.

(1902 – 1968) novelist

Debts: The certain outcome of an uncertain income.

If it weren’t for baseball, many kids wouldn’t know what a millionaire looked like.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

I call our bathroom 'The Vault' because the door's always locked and whatever goes on in there costs a shitload of money.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

(1835 – 1902) English composer, author & satirist

Because you are feeding both the child and the floor, raising this child will be expensive.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

The difference between a little money and no money at all is enormous… and the difference between a little money and an enormous amount of money is very slight.

(1897 – 1975) American author & playwright

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

(1882 – 1942) American actor

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

Wisconsin politician, professor & writer

She makes pancakes so thin they’ve got just one side to them.

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

Jewish-American stand-up comedian & writer

I've never been a millionaire but I just know I'd be darling at it.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet