Broke Quotes

“They're so broke that they've actually cut essential services. In many places, they've cut policemen, because, who the fuck needs them? Or firemen, son of a bitch, it's much more fun watching something burn down.”
― Lewis Black

“(Regarding check-cashing places):

It's hitting me how poor this really is: I'm standing in a long line to pay someone to give me my pay. So, technically, they get paid before I do, and it's my damn check.”
― Angela Nissel, The Broke Diaries: The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Broke

“It is more profitable to be a lender than a spender.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, The Wealth Reference Guide: An American Classic

“If your business is making you go broke, it's doing the opposite of what it should be doing. You need to run some numbers and reassess what needs to happen to get to profitability.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“David Nelson says that one of the staples of his diet during this era was ketchup sandwiches”
― Blair Jackson, Garcia : An American Life

“The hatred of money is generally a subconscious attempt to alleviate the pain of being broke or poor.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“When you are really rich, you do not mind coming across as poor or broke.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“You have two options in life: stay home, and stay hungry, or go out there, pluck some cashews, and convert them into cash.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover

“Coffee was a serious thing when I worked at a German company. It was the only company I ever worked at that had an expresso machine. I knew the place was in financial trouble when the expresso machine broke and it was never fixed!”
― Steven Magee

“An empty stomach will teach you lessons a full stomach can’t.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“You give a whole lot of respect to food when you know what hunger is capable of.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“I only VOTE with my wallet. I have no money, so you should probably try to buy my support.”
― Jarod Kintz, Eggs, they’re not just for breakfast

“Some people would not drink enough water almost every day, if they were not poor or broke.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Success breeds success while broke breeds broke”
― James D. Wilson

“I think I better head to bed. Who won?" I squinted at the board. It was blurry, the little pieces swimming around it like they were chasing one another. I hiccupped again. "Me?"

"Actually, you owe me two thousand dollars and a house on Tennessee Avenue." Katie laughed, starting to remove the Scottie dog, top hat, and thimble from the board. I yawned, my eyes flickering shut as I took spontaneous one-second naps between blinks. Somewhere in the back of my head, I realized I was being a mess, not at all the brilliant, responsible fiancé Chase wanted me to be. Screw him. I owed him nothing. As long as his family was having fun.

"I hope you like fixer-uppers and accept coupons, Katie, because I'm broke as all hell," I snorted out.

"That's all right. It's just a game." Katie folded the board and tucked it back into the box as she hummed to herself. She was so agreeable and docile. The opposite of her older brother. Almost like he'd hogged every drop of ferociousness in their DNA pool before he was born.

"Yeah, well, I'm flat-out broke in real life too." I snickered.

Time to go to bed, Miss Hot Mess Express.

I stood up on wobbly feet. My knees felt like jelly, and there was a strange pressure behind my eyes. Knowing I'd be coming face-to-face with Chase made me break out in hives. I'd tried to postpone our reunion as much as I could, hoping --praying, really--he'd fall asleep before I got back to the room.

"Not for long." Lori laughed.

I laughed too. Then paused. Then frowned. "Wait, how do you mean?"

"Well"--Lori offered me a one-shouldered shrug, picking nonexistent lint from her dress pants as Katie put the Monopoly box away--"you're going to marry Chase, honey. And Chase is ... well endowed."

Katie choked on her soda, while I used every ounce of my self-control in order to not break into giggles. "Oh, Lori, you have no idea,”
― L.J. Shen, The Devil Wears Black

“Rid yourself from those so-called friends, who only remembers you when they need a favor, or when they are broke.”
― Charmaine J Forde

“When they were broke,
They called me SEVEN days a week,
And the minute they received a windfall,
They passed and refused to speak”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“Sharing may send you broke, but not with a broken heart.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“Life isn't fair when your bank account's empty, munchkin.”
― Nicole Snow, No Perfect Hero

“I want to find someone who,
seeing that my love fell and broke,
don't throw it away,
but lovingly pick up the pieces
and help me fix it.”
― Augusto Branco

“The times I have been a victim of abduction I have not cooperated, I have shouted to get the attention of the public, and broke free and ran away as as fast as I could!”
― Steven Magee

“Adaletsizliğin acımasız sonucu, temelde iklim değişikliğine neden olacak hiçbir şey yapmayan yoksulların, bundan en çok acı çekecek kesim olmaları.”
― Bill Gates, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, The New Climate War, The Rare Metals War 3 Books Collection Set

“The biggest thing I have thrown at my ex during an argument was a kitchen spoon. I missed and broke an ornament. I need to work on improving my aim.”
― Steven Magee

“If it wasn't for USA medical insurance, doctors would be broke as hardly anyone would pay their expensive fees!”
― Steven Magee

“Moments are nothing but broke times.”
― Jordan Hoechlin

“Hauck, it’s broken,” he calls.

“What?”

The human you hoarded.” Quinton repeats, waving his hand toward me in disgust. “Something is wrong with it.”

“You broke it, you fix it,”
― Alex Lidell, Dragons' Captive

“I mind less that you broke
the thing we were
and more that you broke
the thing we could have been.”
― Kristina Mahr

“Better broke than bent.”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets

“I broke you to find you.”
― Dominic Riccitello

“Better broke than bent,
Better naive than narcissist.
Better mistaken than mindless,
Better broken than a cheat.”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets