Mark TwainMark Twain, [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835-1910) American author and humorist

Mark Twain Quote

“I wasn't worth a cent two years ago, and now I owe two million dollars.”

Mark TwainMark Twain
~ Mark Twain

"The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today", 1873

Ratings and Comments


J Carlton, Calgary

Two million in debt is difficult to acheive...and you're now worth "two million" to the banks. Funny old system isn't it? LOL

Mike, Norwalk

(-; I like it, alot ;-) I wasn't worth a cent two years ago, it is impossible for me to create a private enterprise because I have so many partners that have done so much already so now, I'll just have to content myself with owing trillions and trillions. Hey, a trillion here and a trillion there, pretty soon we're talking real money.

E Archer, NYC

What's the difference between a billionaire in Switzerland and a billionaire in the US? A Swiss billionaire actually has a billion dollars while a US billionaire merely owes a billion dollars. The sad economic fact is that all Americans OWE every single dollar they have and hundreds of thousands more -- we are being crushed under a mountain of debt that Congress has 'voted' to load upon us. There's your democracy for you...

@

Get a Quote-a-Day!

Liberty Quotes sent to your mail box daily.