“Willie, you might as well take out your money and spend it. Spend it on a cruise. A cruise around Andy Lee.”

“Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.”

“The political, the economic philosophy of Black Nationalism only means that we have to become involved in a program of re-education to educate our people into the importance of knowing that when you spend your dollar out of the community in which you live, the community in which you spend your money becomes richer and richer; the community out of which you take your money becomes poorer and poorer.”

“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.”

“But Cruise is really good!”

“But as they all say if we sell our home what will we have for it, money, and what is the use of that money, money goes and after it is gone then where are we, beside we have all we want, what can we do with money except lose it, money to spend is not very welcome, if you have it and you try to spend it, well spending money is an anxiety, saving money is a comfort and a pleasure, economy is not a duty it is a comfort, avarice is an excitement, but spending money is nothing, money spent is money non-existent, money saved is money realised…”

“The great enemy of human freedom is the Government. By taking money out of our pockets and spending it, it destroys our freedom.”

“I cruise in a GS Lex', Cartier specs”

“Carter in the office, Take notes when I'm talkin', Smooth as a cruise boat floats when I'm walkin.”

“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.”