On the opposite wall was a Damien Hirst spot painting, bought by Arabella after a decent bonus season. Roger's considered view of the painting, looking at it from aesthetic, art-historical, interior-design, and psychological points of view, was that it had cost forty-seven thousand pounds, plus VAT.

~ John Lanchester

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The most preposterous notion that Homo sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swayed by their prayers, and becomes petulant if He does not receive this flattery. Yet this absurd fantasy, without a shred of evidence to bolster it, pays all the expenses of the oldest, largest, and least productive industry in all history.

~ Robert A. Heinlein

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The reason that man is seldom satisfied with his salary is that when it increases, he increases his expenses.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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We need money for daily living and upkeep. But money isn’t everything.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

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When you know the impact of little expenses, you will realise that there is nothing little in this world.

~ Manoj Arora

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The expenses of government, having for their object the interests of all, should be borne by every one, and the more a man enjoys the advantages of society, the more he ought to hold himself honoured in contributing to these expenses.

~ Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot

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If you don't have any good idea, you are likely to waste money if it's given to you! If you don't have an idea, you can't even know how much money you need... This is because; it's your ideas that give you the cost to pay!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

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A wealthy mindset minimizes expenses in self-entertainment and maximizes investments in self-education.

~ Orrin Woodward

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Do not cut down on your expenses, Increase your income!

~ Honeya

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Never look at an opportunity at face value & pass it on that basis. Examine the income vs. the profit vs. expenses then make your decision.

~ Ziad K. Abdelnour

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Long gone are the days when hospital stays and surgeries made up the bulk of seniors' annual medical expenses.

~ Jim Gerlach

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My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims.

~ Kevin Mitnick

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I have to have energy because I have a lot of expenses. A couple of cars, couple of dogs and a big estate.

~ Don Rickles

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