"The politicians say 'we' can't afford a tax cut. Maybe we can't afford the politicians."
— Steve Forbes
“Tax day is the day that ordinary Americans send their money to Washington, D.C., and wealthy Americans send their money to the Cayman Islands.”
– Jimmy Kimmel
"Most entrepreneurs would rather have root canal surgery without anesthesia than go through the nightmare that is tax return preparation."
— Nina Kaufman
[on filing for tax returns] "This is too difficult for a mathematician. It takes a philosopher."
- Albert Einstein
"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."
- Winston Churchill
"Death, taxes, and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them."
― Margaret Mitchell
"An income tax form is like a laundry list - either way you lose your shirt."
- Fred Allen
"You don't pay taxes ― they take taxes."
― Chris Rock
"Taxes grow without rain."
- Jewish Proverb
“Children may be deductible, but they are still taxing.”
"The difference between death and taxes is death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets."
- Will Rogers
“On my income tax 1040 it says “Check this box if you are blind.” I wanted to put a check-mark about three inches away.”
– Tom Lehrer
“If Patrick Henry thought that taxation without representation was bad, he should see how bad it is with representation.”
– Farmer’s Almanac
“Intaxication: That nice feeling you get when you receive a tax refund until you realize it was your own money in the first place.”
"I firmly believe the death tax is good for people from all walks of life all throughout our society."
— George W. Bush