Subject: Money (Page 22)

It isn’t enough for you to love money… it’s also necessary that money should love you.

(1840 – 1915) British banker & politician

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

How did a fool and his money get together in the first place?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

(1864 – 1910) French author

Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a man's lifetime income… which he then spends sending his son to college.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

Money cannot buy health, but I'll settle for a diamond studded wheelchair.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet

Everything takes more time and money.

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

The only reason I'm in Hollywood is that I don't have the moral courage to refuse the money.

(1924 – 2004) American actor

I'll tell you why — because, in the unlikely event that we're both on the Titanic and it starts to sink, for some reason, you get to leave with the kids and I have to stay — that's why I get the dollar more an hour.

(1968 – ) American stand-up comedian

If you don't want to work, you have to work to earn enough money so that you won't have to work.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

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

I went to the cinema, and the prices were: Adults $5.00, children $2.50; so I said, “Give me two boys and a girl.”

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

If the Lord had more respect for money, He would have given it to a higher class of people.

(1928 – 2014) American actor

Expenditure rises to meet income.

When you drop change at a vending machine, the pennies will fall nearby, while all the other coins will roll out of sight.

A high paying rush job comes in only after you've committed to a low paying rush job.

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

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow to do so.

Nothing will dispel enthusiasm like a small admission fee.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

It’s better to spend money like there’s no tomorrow than to spend tonight like there’s no money.

(1947 – ) author, humorist & satirist