"Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces." ― Terry Pratchett Topic(s): Money More From Terry Pratchett "I am certain no one sets out to be cruel, but our treatment of the elderly ill seems to have no philosophy to it. As a society, we should establish whether we have a policy of life at any cost." "In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character; there was nothing particularly new about this – death has featured in art and literature since medieval times, and for centuries we have had a fascination with the Grim Reaper." "Build a man a fire, and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life." More In Money "I’m hopeless with money; I simply spend what I’ve got."― Freddie Mercury "Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money."― Earl Warren "Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver."― Ayn Rand