Quotes for All
Money…buys privacy, silence. The less money you have, the noisier it is; the thinner your walls, the closer your neighbors…. The first thing you notice when you step into the house or apartment of a rich person is how quiet it is. Fran Lebowitz
There’s also the idea in this country [USA], it’s not wholly new, but it’s new in its kind of purity, in that you have to be really smart to be really rich. I always say to people, the reason people believe this is a) they’ve never met a really smart person, and b) they’ve never … Read more
So far rich people have been very quiet about the possibility of getting taxes raised on them, but that doesn’t mean they won’t get mad about it, it just means they don’t know about it. Because it takes a while for bad news to reach a rich person. First their accountant has to tell the … Read more
If you are a rich person straining every sinew to keep every last pound in your pocket, there comes a point when you realize you are not just escaping the clutches of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. You are passing a greater burden on to people poorer than yourself, and depriving even poorer people of … Read more
You humiliate a rich person and they’re still rich. You humiliate a brilliant person and they’re still smart. A person who is well connected is still the king of England. But if you humiliate a young person, you take away the only form of power they have. Chuck Palahniuk
It is easier for a rich person to act on their principles than it is for someone with fewer choices (which is why it is all the more disappointing when a wealthy person plays to the crowd). Chris Cleave
Contentment makes a poor person rich and discontent makes a rich person poor. Benjamin Franklin
Have you ever seen a candidate talking to a rich person on television? Art Buchwald
Since I’m known as a ‘rich person’, I feel I have to tip at least $5 each time I check my coat. On top of that, I would have to wear a very expensive coat, and it would have to be insured. Added up, without a topcoat I save over $20,000 a year. Aristotle Onassis
Taxes are important. President Bush’s tax proposals leave no rich person behind. Voters approve of President Bush helping the kind of people they wish they were one of. Andy Rooney