“Writing checks to the IRS that include strings of zeros does not bother me ... Overall, we feel extraordinarily lucky to have been dealt a hand in life that enables us to write large checks to the government rather than one requiring the government to regularly write checks to us-say, because we are disabled or unemployed.” FeelsWritingDoeHas BeensHandsGovernmentBusinessLuckyTaxesChecksFinanceBotherStringsDisabledUnemployedIrs Author:Warren Buffett
“There have been days when I sought respite from my life, only to find myself calling every hour to check on it.” Has BeensHoursFreedomCallingChecksRespite Author:Robert Breault
“We can't exactly figure out why, but our customers have no fears of using their checking account, while credit cards are still a problem. I'm assuming checks have been around longer, and are more trusted, while credit cards have a sort of stigma attached to them.” Has BeensStillsProblemFiguresAccountsAssumingCreditCustomersChecksCardsTrustedNo FearCredit CardStigmaHave No FearChecking Accounts Author:Tim Stevens
“Sometimes I think some of my fellow novelists who have not worked in television and film are very naive about this process. They get an offer and there's the dump truck full of money and they sign it, they cash the check and then they're not involved in the series. They may get invited to the premiere and they come out of the premiere looking like all of their children had just been gassed, with a stunned look on their face because everything has been changed.” ThinkingLooksMayChildrenHas BeensSometimesFilmFacesProcessChangedTelevisionInvolvedOffersFellowsSeriesChecksNovelistsCashInvitedNaiveTruckDumpStunnedPremieres Author:George R. R. Martin