Dollar Quotes

Discover a curated collection of Dollar quotes that examines money's role in markets, policy, and everyday life. Voices from economists, investors, writers, and cultural observers reflect on value, trust, power, and uncertainty, offering context from boom times to crises. Use these lines to spark reflection, inform study, or add nuance to conversations about currency, inflation, and wealth. Whether you seek a historical lens or a practical takeaway, these perspectives invite thoughtful reading and balanced appreciation of the greenback's influence.
Small: Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar
Abraham Lincoln
"Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar"
Abraham Lincoln, President
Small: Only as long as a company can produce a desired, worthwhile, and needed product or service, and can command th
"Only as long as a company can produce a desired, worthwhile, and needed product or service, and can command the public, will it receive the public dollar and succeed"
Curtis Carlson, Businessman
Small: If youre totally illiterate and living on one dollar a day, the benefits of globalization never come to you
Jimmy Carter
"If you're totally illiterate and living on one dollar a day, the benefits of globalization never come to you"
Jimmy Carter, President
Small: Why pay a dollar for a bookmark? Why not use the dollar for a bookmark?
Steven Spielberg
"Why pay a dollar for a bookmark? Why not use the dollar for a bookmark?"
Steven Spielberg, Director
Small: I went to school at this log school house. A white woman was my teacher, I do not remember her name. My father
Joe Davis
"I went to school at this log school house. A white woman was my teacher, I do not remember her name. My father had to pay her one dollar a month for me. Us kids that went to school did not have desks, we used slates and set on the hued down logs for seats"
Joe Davis, Celebrity
Small: The major material advantage, financial advantage from having a reserve currency is that between 200 and 300 b
"The major material advantage, financial advantage from having a reserve currency is that between 200 and 300 billion dollar bills, that may be twenty, fifty, hundred dollar bills as well as ones, exist in the world - a lot of them in Russia as you all know I'm sure"
Robert C. Solomon, Educator
Small: Life shouldnt be printed on dollar bills
"Life shouldn't be printed on dollar bills"
Clifford Odets, Playwright
Small: Any gentleman with the slightest chic will give a girl a fifty dollar bill for the powder room
"Any gentleman with the slightest chic will give a girl a fifty dollar bill for the powder room"
George Axelrod, Writer
Small: Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtl
Albert Einstein
"Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead
Henry Ford
"The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed"
Henry Ford, Businessman
Small: Stock prices have been quoted in fractions for two centuries, based on a system descended from Spanish pieces
"Stock prices have been quoted in fractions for two centuries, based on a system descended from Spanish pieces of eight. Each dollar was cut into eight bits worth 12.5 cents each"
Charles A. Jaffe, Businessman
Small: On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your
David Ogilvy
"On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar"
David Ogilvy, Businessman
Small: I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar
Andrew Carnegie
"I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar"
Andrew Carnegie, Businessman
Small: America is the country where you can buy a lifetime supply of aspirin For one dollar and use it up in two week
John Barrymore
"America is the country where you can buy a lifetime supply of aspirin For one dollar and use it up in two weeks"
John Barrymore, Actor
Small: Whenever he saw a dollar in another mans hands he took it as a personal grudge, if he couldnt take it any othe
"Whenever he saw a dollar in another man's hands he took it as a personal grudge, if he couldn't take it any other way"
O. Henry, Writer
Small: Since the outbreak of war, there has been in our country a steady increase in the consumption of spirits, wine
"Since the outbreak of war, there has been in our country a steady increase in the consumption of spirits, wine and beer. It is estimated that in dollar volume, the annual outlay is now practically double what it was before the war"
William Lyon Mackenzie King, Politician
Small: Gun control? We need bullet control! I think every bullet should cost 5,000 dollars. Because if a bullet cost
Chris Rock
"Gun control? We need bullet control! I think every bullet should cost 5,000 dollars. Because if a bullet cost five thousand dollar, we wouldn't have any innocent bystanders"
Chris Rock, Comedian
Small: What do you think, that a dollar in a savings account is freedom? Maybe you have understood nothing I have sai
"What do you think, that a dollar in a savings account is freedom? Maybe you have understood nothing I have said"
Klaus Kinski, Actor
Small: The white mans dollar is his god, and to stop this will be to stop outrages in many localities
Ida B. Wells
"The white man's dollar is his god, and to stop this will be to stop outrages in many localities"
Ida B. Wells, Activist
Small: The film is not a success until it makes money. Its only good when theres a dollar figure attached to the box
John Cusack
"The film is not a success until it makes money. It's only good when there's a dollar figure attached to the box office"
John Cusack, Actor
Small: The good news is that a competitive dollar in the global market and a strong dollar at home are compatible in
"The good news is that a competitive dollar in the global market and a strong dollar at home are compatible in both the long run and during the transition to a more competitive dollar"
Martin Feldstein, Economist
Small: After all, an overvalued dollar gives us the ability to buy foreign goods at lower prices. And the existing vo
"After all, an overvalued dollar gives us the ability to buy foreign goods at lower prices. And the existing volume of exports brings more yen and euros than they would if the dollar were more competitive"
Martin Feldstein, Economist
Small: My price is five dollars for a miniature on ivory, and I have engaged three or four at that price. My price fo
"My price is five dollars for a miniature on ivory, and I have engaged three or four at that price. My price for profiles is one dollar, and everybody is willing to engage me at that price"
Samuel Morse, Inventor
Small: We believe it wrong ever to take a dollar from a free citizen without a very necessary public purpose, because
"We believe it wrong ever to take a dollar from a free citizen without a very necessary public purpose, because each such taking diminishes the freedom to spend that dollar as its owner would prefer"
Mitch Daniels, Politician
Small: Remember that government doesnt earn one single dollar it spends. In order for you to get money from the gover
"Remember that government doesn't earn one single dollar it spends. In order for you to get money from the government, that money must first be taken from somebody else"
Jesse Ventura, Politician
Small: I never earned a dollar that was not somehow through writing
"I never earned a dollar that was not somehow through writing"
Walter Lord, Author
Small: Im not a gambling-man. I have never bet a dollar in all my life
"I'm not a gambling-man. I have never bet a dollar in all my life"
John Forsythe, Actor
Small: And secondly, I would impose a significant state landfill tipping fee and use that tipping fee to fund the bil
"And secondly, I would impose a significant state landfill tipping fee and use that tipping fee to fund the billion dollar bond issue that I want to create to produce the funds for all of the environmental challenges that we just went over"
Ed Rendell, Politician
Small: I really wish there was some big brother conspiracy theory. I just think its the ignorance of trying to make a
"I really wish there was some big brother conspiracy theory. I just think it's the ignorance of trying to make a dollar. That's what the networks have done and will continue to do. If anyone doesn't think that this is about making money, then they're crazy"
Montel Williams, Entertainer
Small: They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow p
"They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead"
Henry A. Wallace, Vice President
Small: The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart
W. C. Fields
"The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart"
W. C. Fields, Comedian
Small: I got a chain letter by fax. Its very simple. You just fax a dollar bill to everybody on the list
Steven Wright
"I got a chain letter by fax. It's very simple. You just fax a dollar bill to everybody on the list"
Steven Wright, Comedian
Small: Its time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for
Barack Obama
"It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent"
Barack Obama, President
Small: A dollar saved is a quarter earned
John Ciardi
"A dollar saved is a quarter earned"
John Ciardi, Dramatist
Small: The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar
"The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar"
Phil Donahue, Entertainer
Small: In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance an
Billie Jean King
"In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar"
Billie Jean King, Athlete
Small: Its much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is to decide on a carpet fo
Oprah Winfrey
"It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is to decide on a carpet for my front porch. That's the truth"
Oprah Winfrey, Entertainer
Small: Each year, therefore, a dollar spent on alcoholic beverages has purchased a smaller quantity
"Each year, therefore, a dollar spent on alcoholic beverages has purchased a smaller quantity"
William Lyon Mackenzie King, Politician
Small: Any time you take a chance you better be sure the rewards are worth the risk because they can put you away jus
Stanley Kubrick
"Any time you take a chance you better be sure the rewards are worth the risk because they can put you away just as fast for a ten dollar heist as they can for a million dollar job"
Stanley Kubrick, Director
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