15 The Funniest Quotes About Wall Street Greed and Corporate Excess
1. “If you owe the bank $100, that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s problem.” – J. Paul Getty
2. “The first rule of Wall Street: Nobody — not you, not me, not even Warren Buffett — knows what is going to happen next.” – Jim Cramer
3. “I don’t mind that I’m not wealthy; what bothers me is that I’m not wealthy while others are.” – Jackie Mason
4. “Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy.” – Groucho Marx
5. “The only way to make a small fortune on Wall Street is to start with a large one.” – Warren Buffett
6. “Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway.” – Warren Buffett
7. “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. Rich is better.” – Sophie Tucker
8. “The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.” – Kin Hubbard
9. “A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it starts to rain.” – Robert Frost
10. “I don’t know if I’m a liberal or a conservative. Maybe I’m just rich.” – Unknown
11. “The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights.” – J. Paul Getty
12. “The meek shall inherit the earth, but they won’t be able to afford the taxes.” – Paula Poundstone
13. “Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it.” – David Lee Roth
14. “The trouble with being rich is that you’re never sure whether someone is liking you for yourself or just for your money.” – Laurence J. Peter
15. “I’m living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.” – e.e. cummings
