Subject: Money (Page 31)

I'd rather be rich than stupid.

Sure, it's nice to win; but there's only one thing that's important to me and that's the money we're going to get, win or lose.

professional baseball player

A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.

(1914 – ) historian

Psychic: An individual having an uncanny, seemingly supernatural, talent for extracting money from morons.

American author

Reparation: Satisfaction that is made for a wrong and deducted from the satisfaction felt in committing it.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

He is so poor… he can't even pay attention.

A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon can still make a deposit on a John Deere.

(1943 – ) U.S. agriculture commissioner, columnist, activist & author

There's many a pessimist who got that way by financing an optimist.

Medical insurance is what allows people to be ill at ease!

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

One of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a woman that even a bargain costs money.

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor

The CIA is made up of boys whose families sent them to Princeton but wouldn't let them into the family brokerage business.

(1908 – 1973) 36th U.S. president

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

(1864 – 1910) French author

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

(1931 – 1993) English comedian

Anyone with money to burn will always find himself surrounded by people with matches.

A nickel isn’t worth a dime today.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I had to recently move back home, because my mom was having trouble paying both our rents.

Actress & comedian

When it comes to giving—some people stop at nothing.

Those who have some means think that the most important thing in the world is love; the poor know that it is money.

(1894 – 1987) British writer

I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian