Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2005-04-22 Apr 22, 2005Alliance: In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third.~ Ambrose BierceForeign aid might be defined as a transfer from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.~ Douglas CaseyA government is the only vessel known to leak from the top.~ James Reston Apr 21, 2005The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward.~ John Maynard KeynesI'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money.~ Arthur GodfreyThe only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.~ Mark Twain Apr 20, 2005A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.~ George Bernard ShawThe wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling.~ Paula PoundstoneThe Tenth Commandment sends a message to socialists, to egalitarians, to people obsessed with fairness, to American presidential candidates in the year 2000 -- to everyone who believes that wealth should be redistributed. And that message is clear and concise: Go to Hell.~ P. J. O'Rourke Apr 19, 2005Income taxes have made more liars out of the American people than golf.~ Will RogersThe secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.~ Groucho MarxWe contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.~ Sir Winston Churchill Apr 18, 2005As a taxpayer, you are required to be fully in compliance with the United States Tax Code, which is currently the size and weight of the Budweiser Clydesdales.~ Dave BarryThere are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel.~ Franklin P. AdamsTaxation with representation ain't so hot either.~ Gerald Barzan Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print