Muhammad Iqbal
Poet, Philosopher
"My ancestors were Brahmins. They spent their lives in search of god. I am spending my life in search of man."
Spending quotes
Spending
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Isabel Allende
Novelist
"You only have what you give. It’s by spending yourself that you become rich."
Alan Watts
Philosopher, Writer
"What would you like to do if money were no object? How would you really enjoy spending your life?"
Paul Ryan
Politician
"We need to stop spending money we don't have."
Gary Johnson
Politician, Businessman
"Regardless of my legislation, spending has to be stopped."
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"One must not be mean with the affections; what is spent of the fund is renewed in the spending itself."
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"You're spending your life without renewing it. You've got to be amused, properly healthily amused. You're spending your vitality without making any. Can't go on you know. Depression! Avoid depression!"
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"Borrowing and spending is not the way to prosperity."
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"I don't go to the sale rack. But I wouldn't say I am decadent in my spending. I am careful."
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"Their whole life depends on spending money, and now they’ve got none to spend. That’s our civilization and our education: bring up the masses to depend entirely on spending money, and then the money gives out."
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"What we don't need is more spending, and what we don't need are taxes, and what we do need is a lot less of both."
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"The way out of the depression is to start spending and doing things."
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"I'm going to teach you to HATE spending money."
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"Defense is not like other discretionary spending."
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"We now know that inflation results from all that deficit spending."
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"Economy has frequently nothing whatever to do with the amount of money being spent, but with the wisdom used in spending it."
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"I am sorry to tell you that I am getting very extravagant and spending all my money: and what is worse for you, I have been spending yours too."
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"I am rarely happier than when spending an entire day programming my computer."
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"As quickly as you start spending federal money in large amounts, it looks like free money."
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"I ended up spending some time with Jimi Hendrix and hanging out with him, and that was beyond awesome."
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"Roll back federal spending to 2008 levels."
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"I've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14."
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"This is a matter of Congress authorizes spending. They order me to spend."
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"What do you think a stimulus is? It’s spending - that's the whole point! Seriously."
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"I have fought against spending. I have fought against special interests. I have fought for reform."
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