Subject: Money (Page 32)

I’m opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

If it weren’t for baseball, many kids wouldn’t know what a millionaire looked like.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

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

(1919 – 1985) Scottish comedian & actor

The husband who wants a happy marriage should learn to keep his mouth shut and his checkbook open.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

The female sex has no greater fan than I, and I have the bills to prove it.

(1918 – 1986) American lyricist

Money won’t buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of a large research staff to study the problem.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

At the funeral, everyone said, 'What a shame, he died penniless;' I don't know — to me that sounds like perfect timing on a hell of a budget.

American comedian

I cannot afford to waste my time making money.

(1807 – 1873) paleontologist, glaciologist & geologist

If you like easygoing, monogamous men, stay away from billionaires.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & 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

We believe that electricity exists, because the electric company keeps sending us bills for it, but we cannot figure out how it travels inside wires.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

He breathes through his nose to keep from wearing out his teeth.

You might be a redneck if… you own a Waffle House credit card.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

My father looked at the check and then told the scout, 'Throw in another hundred and you can take the rest of the family.'

baseball player

The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return; it's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.

(1917 – ) English physicist & science fiction author

(Starbucks) doesn't have a slogan yet, so I thought of one for them: “It's really expensive, but the line is long.”

comedian & author

I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds and fast cars… the rest I just squandered.

(1946 – 2005) Irish professional football player

Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

You've no idea what it costs to keep the old man in poverty.

(1900 – 1979) British statesman & naval officer

The United States has developed a new weapon that destroys people but it leaves buildings standing; it's called the stock market.

(1950 – ) comedian & television host