Paying Taxes Quotes

I think as an American society, when we're paying too many taxes or dealing with war, we don't want to see sad things at the movies. — Zoe Saldana

Paying tax is not a punishment. It's a responsibility. — Chris Matthews

My finely honed political instincts tell me that almost nobody believes that they should be paying higher taxes. — Barack Obama

I believe a business can contribute to society by growing and making money and paying more taxes. That's how we contribute to society. — Anonymous

Along with voting, jury duty, and paying taxes, goofing off is one of the central obligations of American citizenship. — Sarah Vowell

Warren Buffett's company reportedly owes the IRS a billion dollars in back taxes. When he said he wasn't paying enough taxes, he wasn't kidding. — Jay Leno

Same sex marriage isn't gay privilege, it's equal rights. Privilege would be something like gay people not paying taxes. Like churches don't. — Ricky Gervais

Those who take their money abroad in an effort to avoid paying American taxes should lose their American citizenship. — Robert Reich

If there are healthy - and growing - numbers of people working and paying taxes, we are better able to pay the costs of people living longer. — Nicola Sturgeon

I've always been paying my taxes and I've always been trying to comply. — Wesley Snipes

Why is it fair that I should be paying a higher percentage of taxes than anyone else? — Sheldon Adelson

One of the most lethal mistakes a public official can make is raising taxes and not paying your own. — Josh Mandel

I don't like paying taxes, same as everybody else. — Charles Payne

People want just taxes more than they want lower taxes. They want to know that every man is paying his proportionate share according to his wealth. — Will Rogers

Historically, the best way to convert liberals is to have them move out of their parents' home, get a job, and start paying taxes. — Ann Coulter

I don't like paying taxes, but I like sleeping at night. — Leonardo Del Vecchio

I love paying tax so much, the sight of a gritter lorry gives me an erection — Jon Richardson

It's really American to avoid paying taxes, legally. — Lindsey Graham

Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money. — Alain De Botton

Americans of all ages are earning less than they did two decades ago when adjusted for inflation. Yet they're paying more in taxes. — Simon Black

paying taxes is a cheap price for a quiet conscience - much cheaper than actually having to get involved in the lives of their fellow citizens. — Charles Murray

Americans spend much of their adult lives paying taxes in various forms. We should end this practice of paying a tax that is triggered only by debt. — Jennifer Dunn

He wouldn't hear of anybody's paying taxes, though he was very patriotic. — Charles Dickens

Nobody is opposed to paying taxes; governments need to coordinate, work together and simplify the law. — Jon Oringer

I hate paying taxes. But I love the civilization they give me — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

I know. Being evil is great. Who else besides super-villains and fortune five hundred companies can get away with not paying taxes? — Marv Wolfman

I don't mind paying the taxes I pay, which is pretty considerable. — Bill Bennett

The problem with the economy isn't that people aren't paying their fair share of taxes. — Jon Lovitz

I wouldn't mind paying taxes - if I knew they were going to a friendly country. — Dick Gregory

On the whole, I prefer not to be lectured on patriotism by those who keep offshore maildrops in order to avoid paying their taxes. — Molly Ivins

You can never really own real estate for instance; if you think you can, just try not paying your property taxes for a few years. — Michael Maloney