Subject: Money (Page 15)

If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again; it was probably worth it.

An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.

(1863 – 1947) automobile industrialist

In the nineteenth century, life was hard for Europe’s pheasants.

To supplement my income, I sell furniture on the side… I'm down to my couch now.

(1973 – ) American stand-up comedian

It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor, as long as you’ve got money.

(1902 – 1971) American comedian & singer

If Bill Gates is worth $30 billion then a good haircut must cost $31 billion.

(1953 – ) comedian, political commentator and television & radio personality

Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

College is great; it’s the only time in life where you can write a check for 39 cents… and bounce it.

(1961 – ) American stand-up comedian

Money frees you from doing things you dislike; since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

The reason Jack Benny is looking so sad these days is that he’s not only losing a daughter – but losing a deduction too.

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

I was having trouble making ends meet, and my beginnings weren't meeting either.

(1924 – 1973) American comic

One time I went to a drive-in in a taxi cab… the movie cost me $95.00.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

God shows his contempt for wealth by the kind of person he selects to receive it.

(1858 – 1932) American physicist, physician & humorist

You’re supposed to spend two months worth of salary on an engagement ring, so when I get engaged, some lucky lady will receive a piece of Life Savers candy.

Jewish-American stand-up comedian & writer

Commerce: A kind of transaction in which A plunders from B the goods of C, and for compensation B picks the pocket of D of money belonging to E. 

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

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

American entrepreneur & author

I got a $290 parking ticket today… my car only cost $240.

(1973 – ) American stand-up comedian

The shortest measurable interval of time is the time between the moment one puts a little extra aside for a sudden emergency and the arrival of that emergency.

There is no conceivable amount of money worth telling the world that you were beaten up by Liza Minnelli.

(1962 – ) American political satirist, writer, television host & comedian