Bruce Feirstein Quotes

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

There are older men with younger women but you don't see a lot of older women with younger men. There are some women who have been able to do it but not often.

The reason some younger women were willing to go out with my flabby, ageing self was that no one of their own age would put up with them for more than 10 minutes.

In my experience, there is a very good reason why a good-looking young woman of around 20 is willing to go out with a man over 15 years her senior - she's nuts.

I'm not into older guys. To tell you the truth, Richard Gere is not the sexiest man alive, in my book.

Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.

Much as I disliked the un-American idea of marrying a lady with a dowry, I must admit that little Mrs. Godfrey's little private income put everything in a faintly different light.

There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there are pretty women to deserve them.

Nobody works as hard for his money as the man who marries it.

I suppose when they reach a certain age some men are afraid to grow up. It seems the older the men get, the younger their new wives get.

I was such a Jewish princess. My whole life was leading up to marrying a rich man and living on 48th Street.

I am so romantic about Gypsies. They're not allowed to do anything until they get married. So they all get married really young, at sixteen.

Petruchio is a very clever guy and clearly has a lot of bravado and confidence. My feeling is that he's broke at the beginning of the play and needs a dowry to save face back home.

I like women to be attracted to me. See, when you get 60 years old, and they know you're 60, the only women you can get are 55-year-old women, and I like younger women.

What is any respectable girl brought up to do but to catch some rich man's fancy and get the benefit of his money by marrying him?--as if a marriage ceremony could make any difference in the right or wrong of the thing!

Rich women need not fear old age; their gold can always create about them any feelings necessary to their happiness.

Respectability, n. The offspring of a liaison between a bald head and a bank account.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of someone or other of their daughters.

While visiting Kenya, former President Clinton was offered 40 goats and 20 cows for his daughter, Chelsea, by a love struck government official. Bill said, "No way!" How does that make Hillary feel? Bill almost gave her up for one cow.

With a few exceptions people don't want money. They want luxury and they want love and they want admiration.

A love-match was the only thing for happiness, where the parties could any way afford it.

I am none of those nonsensical fools that can whine and make romantic love--I leave that to younger brothers. Let my estate speakfor me.

Dignity, high station, or great riches, are in some sort necessary to old men, in order to keep the younger at a distance, who are otherwise too apt to insult them upon the score of their age.

The man who ain't got an enemy is really poor.

All the older men are going for younger women, leaving the women with no one.