Will Rogers Pay Quotations

It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.

I see a good deal of talk from Washington about lowering taxes. I hope they do get 'em lowered enough so people can afford to pay 'em.

What he needs is some way to pay back. Not some way to borrow more.

You should pay on things that you buy outside of bare necessities. I think this sales tax is the best tax we have had in years.

This would be a great world to dance in if we didn’t have to pay the fiddler.

Does college pay? They do if you are a good open-field runner.

It is a good thing that we do not get as much government as we pay for.

A debt is just as hard for a Government to pay as it is for an individual. No debt ever comes due at a good time. Borrowing is the only thing that seems handy all the time.

There is some talk of lowering (the income tax), and they will have to. People are not making enough to pay it.

Our financial ills will never be settled till you fix it so every man will pay an income tax on what he earns, be it a farm, grocery store or municipal or government bonds.

A Democrat is just like a baby. If it's hollering and making a lot of noise, there is nothing serious the matter with it. When it's quiet and doesn't pay much attention to anything, that's when it's really dangerous.

I see a good deal of talk from Washington about lowering taxes-I hope they do get 'em lowered enough so people can afford to pay 'em

Every time somebody has thought of relief for the farmer it has been to make it so he could borrow more money. What he needs is some way to pay back. Not some way to borrow more.