Accounting Quotes

I have to say accounting almost killed me.

I have to say accounting almost killed me.
Venus Williams

And he read Principles of Accounting all morning, but just to make it interestin...

And he read Principles of Accounting all morning, but just to make it interesting, he put lots of dragons in it.
Terry Pratchett

There's no accounting for the mysteries of the human heart.

There's no accounting for the mysteries of the human heart.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips

To get qualified accountants, it's extremely difficult.

To get qualified accountants, it's extremely difficult.
Craig Scott

I sometimes wonder if general audiences truly like art, or do they prefer accoun...

I sometimes wonder if general audiences truly like art, or do they prefer accounting?
J. Andrew Schrecker

Mathematics is less related to accounting than it is to philosophy.

Mathematics is less related to accounting than it is to philosophy.
Leonard Adleman

People don't pay attention. And then one day there's an accounting. And after th...

People don't pay attention. And then one day there's an accounting. And after that, nothing is the same.
Cormac McCarthy

I don't have any use for bodyguards, but I do have a specific use for two highly...

I don't have any use for bodyguards, but I do have a specific use for two highly trained certified public accountants.
Elvis Presley

Did you hear about the accountant who became an embezzler? He ran away with the...

Did you hear about the accountant who became an embezzler? He ran away with the accounts payable!
Jackie Mason

There is no accounting for tastes.

There is no accounting for tastes.
Ann Radcliffe

Balance Sheets are meaningless. Our accounting systems are still based on the as...

Balance Sheets are meaningless. Our accounting systems are still based on the assumption that 80% of costs are manual labor.
Peter Drucker

It sounds extraordinary, but it's a fact that balance sheets can make fascinatin...

It sounds extraordinary, but it's a fact that balance sheets can make fascinating reading.
Mary Archer

Mark-to-market accounting is like crack. Don't do it.

Mark-to-market accounting is like crack. Don't do it.
Andrew Fastow

Accounting was the course that helped me more than anything.

Accounting was the course that helped me more than anything.
Julian Robertson

In the long run, management stressing accounting appearance over economic substa...

In the long run, management stressing accounting appearance over economic substance usually achieves little of either.
Warren Buffett

To be successful, you should concentrate on the world of companies, not arcane a...

To be successful, you should concentrate on the world of companies, not arcane accounting mathematics.
Warren Buffett

Accounting does not make corporate earnings or balance sheets more volatile. Acc...

Accounting does not make corporate earnings or balance sheets more volatile. Accounting just increases the transparency of volatility in earnings.
Diane Garnick

The reaction of weak management to weak operations is often weak accounting.

The reaction of weak management to weak operations is often weak accounting.
Warren Buffett

In the corporate world, sometimes things aren't exactly black and white when it...

In the corporate world, sometimes things aren't exactly black and white when it comes to accounting procedures.
George W. Bush

Companies run by engineers don't make money, but companies run by accountants do...

Companies run by engineers don't make money, but companies run by accountants don't make anything at all.
Peter Krueger