Adrian Slywotzky (1951) American economist
Adrian J. Slywotzky, Karl Weber (2007) The Upside: The 7 Strategies for Turning Big Threats into Growth Breakthroughs. Crown Business, London. p. 219.
Attributed to Harding in: : Response after learning of her terminal condition,
Adrian Slywotzky (1951) American economist
Adrian J. Slywotzky, Karl Weber (2007) The Upside: The 7 Strategies for Turning Big Threats into Growth Breakthroughs. Crown Business, London. p. 219.
“Art is a hideously painful business, you know. Pity me! Or at least buy me a drink.”
Kevin Barry (1902–1920) 18 year old medical student and Irish republican, executed by Britain.
Interview with Kevin Barry (c. 2012)
Steve Jobs (1955–2011) American entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple Inc.
"Jobs: Iconoclast and salesman" by Brian Williams, at MSNBC http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12974884/ (25 May 2006) <br class="br">2000s
“These are the ugliest people I have ever seen in my life. I have to buy this!”
Sebastian Bach (1968) Canadian singer
When looking at the back of Metallica's Kill 'Em All.
“Time. I would have gone somewhere to buy time.”
Ally Carter Out of Sight, Out of Time
Source: Out of Sight, Out of Time
“If money can't buy happiness, I guess I'll have to rent it.”
"Weird Al" Yankovic (1959) American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist
"This Is the Life", Dare to Be Stupid (1984).
Song lyrics
“I have turned my entire attention to Greek. The first thing I shall do, as soon as the money arrives, is to buy some Greek authors; after that, I shall buy clothes.”
Ad Graecas literas totum animum applicui; statimque ut pecuniam accepero, Graecos primum autores, deinde vestes emam.
Desiderius Erasmus (1466–1536) Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian
Letter to Jacob Batt (12 April 1500); Collected Works of Erasmus Vol 1 (1974)
Variant translation: When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.