Subject: Money (Page 9)

I'll say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that's more than I can say for prosperity.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

The major concrete achievement of the women's movement in the 1970s was the Dutch treat.

(1941 – 2012) American novelist, producer, screenwriter & director

When I was young I used to think that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old, I know it is.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

Money is something you got to make in case you don’t die.

(? – 1968) Russian-American, founder of New York’s famed Stage Deli

If all the rich people in the world divided up their money among themselves, there wouldn't be enough to go around.

(1902 – 1983) Australian novelist & short-story writer

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

I spent all my money on a FAX machine; now I can only FAX collect.

I remember sitting down with the Rockets and saying, 'Yeah. I'm going to retire.' They said, 'Well, we'll give you $9 million.' And I said, 'You got a pen on you?'

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

When you don’t have any money, the problem is food; when you have money, it’s sex; when you have both, it’s health.

(1926 – ) Irish American novelist & playwright

When I was young, poverty was so common that we didn't know it had a name.

(1908 – 1973) 36th U.S. president

When you're poor, your Halloween costume is a liquor store box.

(1961 – ) American actor & comedian

Take Home Pay: An amount of money which is called that because it is never big enough to go anywhere else with it.

Fifty percent of America’s population spends less than ten dollars a month on romance; you know what we call these people? … Men.

(1950 – ) comedian & television host

I put mirrors around all the light bulbs; now the electric company sends me a check each month.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Money is what you’d get on beautifully without if only other people weren’t so crazy about it.

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

A woman can smell mink through six inches of lead.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

It is hard to understand how a cemetery raised its burial costs and blamed it on the high cost of living.

The more zeros found in the price tag for a government program, the less Congressional scrutiny it will receive.

Time is money, especially when you are talking to a lawyer or buying a commercial.

(1902 – 1963) Danish actor