Money-back Maestro Mugs

"Great idea of yours to offer their money back if not satisfied."

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

Profit

'The prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I think that luck is always right.'

'He's so rich, when he writes a cheque the bank bounces.'

Desk plaques: 'Money isn't everything' '...Which makes it no less awesome in my opinion.'

"We need to change, but WHEN?"

'You know the economy's in trouble when the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans only has 350 names on it.'

"I'm not happy about what the economists are predicting."

"I can always tell when Philip is working on family finances. A 'cursor' appears on both sides of the computer screen."

"Basically, your new job here at the Treasury Department implementing the bailout is simple, Grayson, just grab and armful of money and run..."

'When investment bankers give parental advice'

"I need to increase my salary so I can increase my spending."

'I think I must be ambidextrous. I can calculate interest with both sides of my brain.'

"I guess someone got up on the wrong side of the podium today."

'Uh - oh... this looks like an unfriendly takeover!'

"Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% budget allocation."

'Need I tell you the name of the game?'

'Now this is my kind of green!'

'And this is my strategic money reserve.'

U.S. Credit Rating

"Tax evasion is like a cancer, it's growing exponentially!"

Bank cashier sits near sign: 'Please do not ask for credit, as refusal often offends'.

'Howard's doing things he's always wanted to with his redundancy money.'

"If I knew when this was going to end, it wouldn't be so stressful."

'I used to work for the Treasury Department, but there's no future in economic forecasts.'

Early Attempt at Quantitative Easing.

Wealth Juggler.

'If we're going to have a banking relationship, you'll have to trust me more than this.'

'Please remember, it's not a lie if it turns a profit.'

'Since we all have to believe in something, I thought, 'Why not money?''

US dollar rising and falling.

Counting dollars

Statue of Liberty and the Financial Crisis

'I love it when you talk big bucks, Mr. Williams.'