Paltry Sum Quotes

#1. Science knows no politics. Are we in this frenzy of [the Depression] economy, brought about by those who control the wealth of this country, seeking to put a barrier on science and research for the paltry sum of $39,113 out of an appropriation of $100,000,000?

Fiorello H. La Guardia

#2. Faith in the ability of a leader is of slight service unless it be united
with faith in his justice

George Washington Goethals

#3. Gratitude is a debt which usually goes on accumulating like blackmail; the more you pay, the more is exacted.

Mark Twain

#4. Those who don't believe in the spiritual foundations of their faith, who only pay lip service to the outer shell of their religious rituals, cannot be tolerant of others.

Leo Tolstoy

#5. I think when you're telling a story from inside of you that's genuine, people connect with it.

G-Eazy

#6. A room full of words that are nearly the truth but not quite, each note fluttering off the steam of its rose like a broken butterfly wing.

Lauren Oliver

#7. Every man has one destiny,

Mario Puzo

#8. The time has come for a public-private community partnership to fix this country and put it back to work.

Van Jones

#9. Don't ever worry about things that don't worry about you.

Wiz Khalifa