One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice-president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'. Dan Quayle
Few women care to be laughed at and men not at all, except for large sums of money. Alan Ayckbourn
Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody. Agatha Christie
The world is your exercise book, the pages on which you do your sums. It is not reality, though you may express reality there if you wish. You are also free to write lies, or nonsense, or to tear the pages. Richard Bach
Over the years, Charlie [Munger, Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman] and I have observed many accounting-based frauds of staggering size. Few of the perpetrators have been punished; many have not even been censured. It has been far safer to steal large sums with pen than small sums with a gun. Warren Buffett
We all know how the size of sums of money appears to vary in a remarkable way according as they are being paid in or paid out. Julian Huxley