History Quotes / ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney

->"You've heard of the Golden Rule, haven't you? The one who has the gold ''makes'' the rules."

->'''Mr. Reed:''' Wait a minute. You mean "the rich over the right"?

->'''Charles Foster Kane:''' You're right. I did lose a million dollars last year. I expect to lose a million dollars this year. I expect to lose a million dollars next year! You know, Mr. Thatcher, at the rate of a million dollars a year, I'll have to close this place in... 60 years.
-->-- ''Film/CitizenKane''

->''"What's the point of having 'fuck you' money if you never say 'fuck you?'"''
-->-- '''Robert "Axe" Axelrod''', ''Series/{{Billions}}''

->"What's the point of having 'fuck you' money if you never say 'fuck you?'"

-->-- '''Robert "Axe" Axelrod''', ''Series/Billions''

->''"What's the point of having 'fuck you' money if you never say 'fuck you?'"''

''"What's the point of having 'fuck you' money if you never say 'fuck you?'"''

-->-- ''{{Film/Heist}}''

->''As the nation's current top idol she was able to save a large sum of money and literally bought the producer...UsefulNotes/{{Hentai}} logic, right?''

->"Without money, nobody likes or trusts you. But to have money is to be virtuous, beautiful, honest and witty. To have none is to be ugly, and boring, and stupid, and useless."
-->--'''Ragpicker''', ''The Madwoman of Chaillot''

->"Without money nobody likes, or trusts you. But to have money is to be virtuous, beautiful, honest and witty. To have none is to be ugly, and boring, and stupid, and useless."

'''Terry:''' "Oh, good. Let's invite Willie to dinner Tuesday night, and let's make sure we have his favorite--what is it? Poached salmon.

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->"I'm sorry, but she's rich and will probably get nothing more than a slap on the wrist."
-->--'''Violet Parr''', ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2''

->"You and I both know the real power in this world ain't magic. It's MONEY!'' Buckets ''of it."
-->-- '''Doctor Facilier''', ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog''
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->'''Margaret''': "The grand jury. What do you intend to do about them?\\

-->--''Film/TheKarateKidIII''

'''Norm's boss''': Norm, we're ''rich''. ''Everything'' is legal.

->'''Kenshin''': Don't tell me that you would go to such lengths to get ahold of money that you would even sacrifice human life to [[{{Greed}} feed your hunger for it]]?!\\
'''Kanryu''': Think of it this way, Battousai. If you have enough money, then you have in your possession more power than any sword can possibly ever give you. Just like this little [[MoreDakka gatling gun]], understand? Money is the proof that one possesses power! ''I'm'' truly the best warrior here! [''EvilLaugh'']
-->--''Manga/RurouniKenshin''

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->''"Y'know what money '''can''' buy? A '''[[BlingBlingBang solid gold gun]]'''. That shoots '''[[ConspicuousConsumption diamond bullets]]'''."''
-->-- '''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'''

->''"I have the greatest power of all, Mister Miracle. I am so rich, I can do anything."''
-->-- '''Most Excellent Superbat''', ''Comicbook/FinalCrisis''

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[[folder:Comic Strips]]

->'''King of Id''': Remember the Golden Rule.\\
'''Peasant''': What's the Golden Rule, sire?\\
'''Another peasant''': Whoever has the gold makes the rules.
-->-- ''ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId''

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->''"I am no gentleman, no, but I have money."''

->''"Control the cash-box, and you control the world."''

->''"Without money nobody likes, or trusts you. But to have money is to be virtuous, beautiful, honest and witty. To have none is to be ugly, and boring, and stupid, and useless!"''

'''Beckett''': I'm afraid ''currency'' is the currency of the realm.

->''"Bick, you shoulda shot that fella a long time ago. Now [[KarmaHoudini he's too rich to kill]]."''
-->-- '''Uncle Bawley''', ''{{Film/Giant}}''

->'''Dwight Dickham:''' You defended that Miluawkee beer baron's kid, the one who went slumming in Gary. 40 million in the bank, 1 dead prostitute? By God, you're good. [[AmoralAttorney Best verdict money can buy.]]\\
'''Hank Palmer:''' Everybody wants [[Literature/ToKillAMockingbird Atticus Finch]] 'til there's a dead hooker in a hot tub.\\
'''Dickham:''' ''There's'' your bumper sticker.
-->--''Film/TheJudge''

->'''Eddie''': How did ''that'' gargoyle get to be [[HangingJudge a Judge?]]\\

'''Bobby:''' Some people say 'love.'\\
'''Joe''' Well, they're right, too. It ''is'' love. [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Love of gold.]]

'''[[Creator/CharlesBronson Paul Kersey]]''': And sometimes it ''doesn't!'' These people, they steal, they murder, they destroy people's lives and get away with it! They have alibis, money, lawyers, power. They have everything.

->'''Arthur:''' But you'd have to buy out the entire cabin. ''And'' the first class flight attendant...\\
'''Saito:''' I bought the airline.\\
''[Everyone looks at Saito incredulously]''\\
'''Saito:''' (awkward) [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments It seemed neater]].

-> ''"Hey, I don't have to put up with this! I'm rich!"''
-->-- '''Princess Vespa''', ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''

->''"You've heard of the Golden Rule, haven't you? 'Whoever has the gold makes the rules.'"''
-->-- '''Jafar''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''

->''"I'm sorry, but she's rich and will probably get nothing more than a slap on the wrist."''
-->--'''Violet Parr''', on [[spoiler:Evelyn Deavor, who turned out to be the Screenslaver]], ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2''

->''"You and I both know the real power in this world ain't magic - it's MONEY!'' Buckets ''of it."''

->''"And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God."''
-->-- '''UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}''', ''[[Literature/TheBible Matthew 19:24]]'' (KJV)

->'"The very rich can afford to give offense wherever they go."''

->''"Whose peace do the Goldcloaks enforce when the Hand proclaims one king and the Queen other? ''[Laughs]'' The man who pays them."''

->''"Ian rolled his eyes. Laws were for poor people."''

->''"Those of you I haven’t been in contact with, please hear me out. I’m paying twice what Calvert is for a year’s salary, and I’m paying it all upfront. Look to the other team captains if you don’t believe me. Fish, Minor, Richards, Meck, I’ve talked to them, and they’ve agreed."''
-->-- '''[[AwesomenessByAnalysis Tattletale]]''' bribes her way out of being shot, ''Literature/{{Worm}}''

'''Peggy Peabody:''' Peabodys don't have debts, darling. Not to anyone. And certainly not to society.

-> ''"For the love of money\\

Almighty dollar, that's money"''

-> ''Recruited by the NSA, my orders to talk smooth and straight\\

->There are three ways in which [[ToxicInc Endron]] exercises its pull in Washington. The first, and most obvious, is the standard method. Endron's cash flow is enormous, and a sizable amount of that money goes to supporting [[CorruptPolitician friendly candidates]]. The investment of millions in successful political campaigns comes back as tens of millions when helpful or defanged legislation gets passed. In truth, that aspect of the operation is so much a given that it practically runs on rails.

->Money is the integral element of society, the one commonality that connects every individual. It's so commonplace that many people will, as they tend to do with any omnipresent part of life, dismiss it. "[[AllThatGlitters It's only money]]," they say. "It's simply a way to buy things."
->But it's never "only" money. Money is status. Money is power. It is the freedom to buy and sell - and ''do'' - whatever one wants. People may delude themselves into believing that other things are more important: love, family, reputation. But when the bills come due, money takes center stage.

->''"Fuck you! I shoot money!"''

->''"I've got so much money, even Batman won't be able to stop us!"''

->''"Because, frankly, I'm rich enough to do whatever the fuck I want, and you're poor enough not to ask me any goddamn stupid questions."''

->''"The needs of the money outweigh the needs of you."''

->''"I'm incredibly rich, so no one will think of pressing charges."''
-->-- '''[[TropeNamer Kaiba]]''', ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''

->''"The thing is that where I'm from, laws favored the rich and business savvy. The Corporate Dispute Zone don't favor the lower class that much."''
-->-- '''Kaitlyn''', ''Roleplay/WeAreOurAvatars''

->''"It's a shame rich megalomaniacs are immune from the law. Otherwise, [[PoliceAreUseless we could just call the police.]]"''
-->-- '''Yugi''', ''Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series''

->''"Your Holiness," said a Sentry quietly and respectfully, "A diplomat from the Scottish Empire requests an audience."\\\
"Send him in, please," smiled Alferius, looking forward to this. The Scots had been mad enough to have their Cardinal vote against his predecessor, and then him! Now would come the grovelling, as their barely reconciled Empire desperately tried to keep clear of excommunication once more. Well, Alferius had plans for them, and he didn't think the Scots were going to like any of them. Now that he was Pope, there was no force short of God that could prevent him from having his own way, and HE was the one who decided what God "thought".\\\
The doors closed behind the Scottish Diplomat as he entered, and Alferius recognised Gille Calline the Balleol, a well known and well liked Diplomat who had dined with and maintained good relationships with Pope Stephanus. What he didn't recognize was the fixed expression of determination on the Diplomat's face, or the large sack he carried with him. Gille strode purposefully across the length of the office to the massive desk behind which sat the Pope, cursing himself for not standing earlier and now placing himself in a weak looking position. But he needn't have bothered, the normally subtle and careful Gille was acting under Prince Edmund's orders today, and he was anything but subtle.\\\
"Your Holiness," he grunted, upending the sack he held and pouring a massive pile of florins onto the desk, "You have no problem with the Scottish Empire."\\

->''"Organized greed always defeats disorganized democracy."''

->''"I thought that getting caught on tape trespassing on your neighbor’s property and covering their house with breakfast foods while acting like a total piece of human garbage would be the kind of thing you do a bit of time for, but I guess Lady Justice just does not give a fuck. Bitch probably pawned her sword and a scale for an 8-ball and a bottle of vodka. Every day is like 2-for-1 Margarita Hour at Baja Sharkeez for Lady Justice now. I’m sure you can find her every night at the club wearing her blindfold as a tube-top and working under the name Lady Just-A$$. "I sentence you [[{{Unishment}} to a good time!]] WOOO!""''

->''" So now you know. The next a cop pulls you over for speeding on meth with a cage of smuggled Peruvian lizards in your trunk, slip that cop a cool $92 million and you'll be on your way."''
-->-- '''[[http://deadspin.com/why-your-team-sucks-2014-cleveland-browns-1626915245 Drew Magary]]''', "Why Your Team Sucks 2014: Cleavland Browns"

->''...As the nation's current top idol she was able to save a large sum of money and literally [[MadeASlave bought]] the producer from his office. UsefulNotes/{{Hentai}} logic, right?''

->''Ceramite is not a metal, but with sufficient money, you too can break laws, even those of reality!!''
-->--''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'', explaining how CorruptCorporateExecutive Lance Cashpants's giant magnet can attract a Space Marine's non-metallic armor

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'''Hammond:''' That's why you don't fuck with ''me''. Imma stay here and eat some fuckin' steak, drink beer, [[EccentricMillionaire get a BJ from a goddamn dinosaur]], ''I don't give a fuck!'' I'm John Hammond! How many billions do I have again? *counts fingers* Oh that's right. Heheheheh!

->''"If you're sentenced to a jail cell in Santa Barbara, California, you should know that if you don't like the standard accommodations, you can buy a [[LuxuryPrisonSuite prison cell upgrade]]. It's true. For how much you think? It's not the Ritz Carlton. It's a ''jail!'' ($82.00 a night.)"''

-> ''"I'm not gonna let this battle be dictated by facts! I'm rich! I've got fat stacks and super [=PACs=]!"''

->''"I'm '''rich!''' I can do '''anything!'''"''

->''"Like they say, you can't be too rich, or too evil!"''

->'''Ward:''' What are your powers?\\
'''[[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob Augustus St. Cloud]]:''' [[CrimefightingWithCash I have an inordinate amount, of money.]]
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', "What Color Is Your Cleansuit?"

->''"No! I never lose! I'm too rich to lose!"''

->'''Lawyer:''' Your honor, my client has instructed me to remind the court of how rich and important he is -- that he is not like other men.\\
'''Mr Burns:''' I should be able to run over as many kids as I want!

->'''Principal Skeeves''' (''after being asked to enroll [[CloudCuckooLander Star]] in his school'') Yeaaaaaah, this isn't gonna work. (''Star's father opens a chest full of gold and jewels'') ... She is GONNA LOVE IT HERE!
-->--''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil''

'''[[CorruptCorporateExecutive Whitewhale]]:''' Didn't you hear? Congress just passed a bill legalizing murder if you're rich!\\
'''Diane:''' No they didn-[''checks phone''] oh my God they did.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'', "[[Recap/BojackHorsemanS6E03FeelGoodStory Feel Good Story]]"

'''Norm's boss''': Norm, we're ''rich''. ''Everything'' is legal.\\
'''Both''': ''(EvilLaugh)''\\
'''Norm''': Privilege.

->''"What power has the law where only money rules?"''

->''"There is no wall that is high enough to stop a horse with a cart filled with gold."''

->''"I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies..."''

->''"History records that the money changers have used every form of abuse, intrigue, deceit, and violent means possible to maintain their control over governments by controlling money and its issuance."''
-->-- '''James Madison'''

->''"The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all."''

->''"Money is the supreme good, therefore its possessor is good. Money, besides, saves me the trouble of being dishonest: I am therefore presumed honest. I am [[PointyHairedBoss brainless]], but money is the ''real'' brain of all things and [[InsaneTrollLogic how then should its possessor be brainless?]]"''

->''"The only problem with capitalism [[InherentInTheSystem is the capitalists.]]"''

->''"Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into [[ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld property owners and exploited]]; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division... means abstracting oneself from fundamental facts."''

->''"Every law that was ever written opened up a new way to graft."''

->''"The rich people are those who create wealth, and [[ShameIfSomethingHappened you have to treat them well]] so they continue to give wealth."''

->''"We don't pay taxes. Only little people pay taxes."''
-->-- '''Leona Helmsley''', AKA the ''[[RichBitch Queen of Mean]]''

->''"Prosecutors may consider the [[ShameIfSomethingHappened collateral consequences]] of a corporate criminal conviction in determining whether to charge the corporation with a criminal offense."''

->''"Money is now a Great Wall of China separating American rich from poor, a division beginning to seem as eternal the Great Wall itself."''