Dorothy Parker on money
Dorothy Parker115 quotes“I don’t know much about being a millionaire, but I’ll bet I’d be darling at it.”
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Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker There is entirely too much charm around, and something must be done to stop it.
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Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker The Monte Carlo casino refused to admit me until I was properly dressed so I went and found my stockings, and then came back and lost my shirt.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker By the time you swear you’re his, Shivering and sighing. And he vows his passion is, Infinite, undying. Lady make note of this — One of you is lying.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Writing well is the best revenge.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker And if my heart be scarred and burned, The safer, I, for all I learned.
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Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker The only useful thing I ever learned in school was that if you spit on your eraser it erased ink.
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I still love things that you don’t even need to pay for. Going to the beach and being around five of your friends and having a good time means so much more than going out and spending hundreds of dollars.
Maria SharapovaMaria Sharapova I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller A man’s wealth must be determined by the relation of his desires and expenditures to his income. If he feels rich on ten dollars, and has everything else he desires, he really is rich.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller We cannot afford to spend millions and millions over nuclear arms when there is poverty and unemployment all around us.
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