Robert Green Ingersoll Quotes

If the government can make money, what on earth does it collect taxes for you and me for? Why don't it make what money it wants, take the taxes out, and give the balance to us?

Robert Green Ingersoll

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: lawyer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 11, 1833 - July 21, 1899

Topics

MoneyBalanceGovernmentMeYouWhy

The great esteem in which the Nobel prizes are universally held is due to the fact that for several generations they have been given purely on scientific merit and not through lobbying and politicking. I do hope that it will stay this way, and the prizes will never be given according to the number of votes in live TV contests!

Andre Geim

LiveHopeGreatWillWayNever

After Dodd-Frank, the big banks were bigger. The small banks are fewer.

Jeb Hensarling

SmallBiggerBigBanksWereAfter

Most people in this country believe that the American Communist Party and its dupes are the chief internal enemy of our economic system and our form of government. This is a serious mistake.

John T. Flynn

GovernmentMistakePeopleBelieve

People say an Oscar validates your career. No, it doesn't. There's more good actors without Oscars than there are with Oscars.

Tony Rock

GoodPeopleCareerSayMoreWithout

I don't know if we're on the edge of the precipice, but we're in a very, very, very difficult situation.

Luis de Guindos

SituationEdgeKnowDifficultVery

Americans have discovered fear.

Jose Saramago

FearDiscovered

I learned some big lessons on my first film, a horror film which was never released in the U.S., even though we sold it to Harvey Weinstein for a lot of money.

Jonathan Levine

MoneyHorrorNeverFirstBigFilm

Biotech research is incredibly important for health-care innovation.

Doug Ducey

InnovationResearchImportantBiotech

I'd wear all APC if I could afford it and wasn't embarrassing to go head-to-toe in one brand.

Chet Faker

BrandGoWearIf I CouldAfford

I've got so many blessings in my life.

Chynna Phillips

LifeBlessingsMy LifeGotMany

I try to stay out of the spotlight.

Nick Saban

TryOutSpotlightStay

Everyone changes all the time.

Ken Livingstone

TimeChangesEveryone

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