Subject: Money (Page 26)

If someone says, "I'm expensive" – believe them.

A little incompatibility is the spice of life, as long as he has income and she is pattable.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

It is a truth universally acknowledge, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

(1775 – 1817) English novelist

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

(1858 – 1932) American physicist, physician & humorist

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

Whatever goes us, stays up.

He once gave Gracie a coupon for a year’s subscription to a magazine as a gift – and all she had to do was fill it out and send it in with a check.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

I knew something was wrong with the economy when the shampoo girl at my salon closed on a six bedroom house.

(1964 – ) American writer, stand-up comedian, actress, television host

Bing (Crosby) doesn't pay income tax; he just calls the government and says, 'How much do you boys need?'

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

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

(1902 – 1968) novelist

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

(1809 – 1865) 16th U.S. president

Stand-Up [comedy] is a lot like sex; there's a lot of crying involved and I get paid to do it.

(1982 – ) American actress & comedian

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

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

If the hours are long enough and the pay is short enough, someone will say it's women's work.

The most efficient labor-saving device is still money.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.

(1861 – 1950) American writer

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

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet

Oh God, bills, bills, bills. … Honestly Baldrick, sometimes I feel like a pelican – whichever way I turn, I’ve still got an enormous bill in front of me.

(1955 – ) English actor

You can make a killing in the theatre, but not a living.

Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three – and paradise is when you have none.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist