Aunt Betsey made a bad bargain when she exchanged her girlish aspirations for a man whose soul was in his pocket. – Louisa May Alcott, “Christie,” Work: A Story of Experience, 1873
I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I dont think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money. – Orson Welles
I dont understand it. Jack will spend any amount of money to buy votes but he balks at investing a thousand dollars in a beautiful painting. – Jackie Kennedy
