Subject: Money (Page 34)

When a fellow says it ain't the money but the principle of the thing… it's the money.

Charles Farrar Browne (1834 – 1867) humorist

1. Always hire a rich solicitor.

2. Never buy from a rich salesman.

The girl who marries for money may find herself in debt for life.

writer

I cannot afford to waste my time making money.

(1807 – 1873) paleontologist, glaciologist & geologist

Exceptions prove the rule… and wreck the budget.

When there are sufficient funds in the checking account, checks take two weeks to clear; when there are insufficient funds, checks clear overnight.

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

Money isn’t everything: usually it isn’t enough.

You will never find any more loose change than you have already lost.

Every man serves a useful purpose: A miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

It is true that wealth won't make a man virtuous, but I notice there ain't anybody who wants to be poor just for the purpose of being good.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

Deficit: What you have when you don’t have as much as if you had nothing.

Las Vegas is the oasis of outstretched palms.

English boxing journalist & commentator

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

(1809 – 1865) 16th U.S. president

The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only more expensive.

(1937 – 2000) science fiction author

Bank: An institution that will gladly lend you money provided you can prove you don’t need it.

The greater the funding, the longer it takes to make the mistake.

I've been doing the Fonda workout: the Peter Fonda workout; that's where I wake up, take a hit of acid, smoke a joint, and run to my sister's house and ask her for money.

(1956 – 2016) American stand-up comedian & actor

A wedding invitation is sent by people who have been saying, “Do we have to ask them?” to people whose first response is, “How much do you think we have to spend on them?”

(1938 – ) journalist, columnist (Miss Manners)

I wished the buck stopped here, as I could use a few.

I'm gonna ask the Falcons for so much money they'll have to put me on layaway.

American football player