Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jane Austen

Let us have the luxury of silence.

Andrew Carnegie

Capitalism is about turning luxuries into necessities.

Simon Cowell

What luxury would I take to a desert island? A mirror. It's true. I'd miss me.

Henri Rousseau

Luxury... corrupts at once rich and poor, the rich by possession and the poor by covetousness.

Jodie Foster

I didn't work very much when they were young, and I had the luxury to be able to do that. Most people can't.

Benjamin Franklin

Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things

Dean Stanley

In the long term, there are many factors that will help the luxury market, the creation of new wealth and the Asian tourist boom

The whole town laughed at my great-grandfather, just because he worked hard and saved his money. True, working at the hardware store didn't pay much, but he felt it was better than what everybody else did, which was go up to the volcano and collect the gold nuggets it shot out every day. It turned out he was right. After forty years, the volcano petered out. Everybody left town, and the hardware store went broke. Finally he decided to collect gold nuggets too, but there weren't many left by then. Plus, he broke his leg and the doctor's bills were real high.

P. J. O'Rourke

When you pay a hospital bill, you're really paying two hospital bills - one bill for you because you have a job and/or insurance and can pay the hospital. and another bill, which is tacked onto your bill, to cover the medical expenses of someone who doesn't have a job and/or insurance and can't pay the hospital.

Ann Richards

If you can't fill the till, then don't pass the bill.

Ray Comfort

I don't blame Bill Maher for mocking religion. I can see why he took the trouble to make the movie. In one sense, it's overdue.

Val Kilmer

There was no one around called 'Val' when I was young, so I wanted to be John or Bill. Now I like it.

J. K. Rowling

Bill, don’t look at me — I’m ’ideous.

Rod Smith

It's not the worst thing in the world to send back money to folks, I've never had a gripe about it. The worst thing to do is to send back money to folks when you didn't pay the bills you had and that's what I'm against.

Richard Kessel

This plant is extremely important on Long Island if we want to keep the lights on, clean up the environment and keep our bills down.

Mike Schneck

It's a great honor for the Bills and especially our special teams. Brian is the big reason I'm going. If Brian doesn't make the Pro Bowl, then I don't go either.