Evan Esar Quotes

When a person has no need to borrow they find multitudes willing to lend.

The only people that a bank will loan money to is the very people who don't need it.

No man's credit is as good as his money.

A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove you don't need it.

I don't need debt. And if I need debt, if I want debt, I can get it from banks in New York City very easily.

It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confidence that supported it were as valuable both to his creditors and himself as if the sums which stood over his signature had been gold coin in a solvent bank.

I'm more financially successful, but it just means the shopping blunders I make are bigger now.

It's OK, I guess, if you really need the money, but luckily, I'm not in that position.

Money, it turned out, was exactly like sex, you thought of nothing else if you didn't have it and thought of other things if you did.

At home, growing up, we weren't really poor. We had everything we needed, we just didn't have what we wanted.

You don't need credit.

Most people need the money all the time.

Banks need to continue to lend to creditworthy borrowers to earn a profit and remain strong.

Korea's early repayment of the full amount of loans from the IMF is a major milestone.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

Lenders look at potential borrowers from many angles before extending credit: How much of its income will a household need to put into debt repayment? How large is the down payment? Does the borrower have a job with a stable income? What is the borrower's credit score?

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there is money or the want of money, but money is always on the brain so long as there is a brain in reasonable order.

It's not long-term debt if the money is immediately paid back.

I was always able to get money, but now it's a little bit more money, and I manage the same way. I just want to see my family do better.

Everybody likes a kidder, but nobody lends him money.

He is rich enough who has no wants.

A man needs credit. Especially when he has no money.

There are several different ways we can get at unclogging the arteries of lending in America and helping working people achieve financial independence. Part of that is going to be through executive action. Part of that is going to be through reconciliation.

When I was 19 or 20 years old, I wasn't making a living wrestling. I needed a full-time income.

I went to the bank and reviewed my savings, I found out I have all the money I'll ever need. If I die tomorrow.