Subject: Money » Poverty (Page 3)

There were times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.

(1900 – 1967) American film actor

The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor

The tax collector must love poor people, he's creating so many of them.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

Broke as a whore during lent.

A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.

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

I was so poor, I couldn't even pay attention.

I think clever people think that poor people are stupid.

(1963 – ) Canadian writer, actor & stand-up comedian

I was once so broke I forgot whether you cut steak with a knife or drank it with a spoon.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

I was so poor… in my neighborhood, the rainbow was in black and white!

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

I used to sell furniture for a living… the trouble was, it was my own.

(1931 – 1993) English comedian

Three years ago I came to Florida without a nickel in my pocket. Now I’ve got a nickel in my pocket.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

It ain't no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

We were so poor; the ultimate luxury in our house at the time was ashtrays without advertisements.

(1919 – 1985) Scottish comedian & actor

The conviction of the rich that the poor are happier is no more foolish than the conviction of the poor that the rich are.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

When I was born I owed twelve dollars.

(1889 – 1961) Am. playwright, theater director & producer & humorist

You're never too poor for good toilet paper.

comedian

The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all of your time.

(1924 – 1997) Dutch-American artist

Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient.

(1771 – 1845) English writer & Anglican clergyman

If the guy was poor, I’d give it back.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager