On Money
cur-mudg-eon (cur-muj’un), n. [origin unknown] 1. archaic: a crusty, ill-tempered, churlish old man. 2. modern: anyone who hates hypocrisy and pretense and has the temerity to say so; anyone with the habit of pointing out unpleasant facts in an engaging and humorous manner.
“The only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my American Express bill.”
— Peter Ustinov
“More and more these days I find myself pondering how to reconcile my net income with my gross habits.”
— John Nelson
“We didn’t actually overspend our budget. The allocation simply fell short of our expenditure.”
— Keith Davis
“Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work.”
— Robert Orben
“Money is something you have to make in case you don’t die.”
— Max Asnas
“Part of the $10 million I spent on gambling, part on booze and part on women. The rest I spent foolishly.”
— George Raft
“Money is just the poor man’s credit card.”
— Marshall McLuhan
“If God only gave me a clear sign; like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.”
— Woody Allen
“It’s better to give than to lend and it costs about the same.”
— Philip Gibbs
“The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money costs less.”
— Brendon Francis
“When you’ve got them by their wallets, their hearts and minds will follow.”
— Fern Naito
“Money can’t buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.”
— Spike Milligan
“I’m spending a year dead for tax reasons.”
— Douglas Adams