As long as countries wave chequebooks over our heads, we…

The promise of Western capitalism of ever rising rates of pay has turned out to be the cheque that bounced

— Jeremy Paxman

Well, it seems a bit silly, looking there,” said Will. “It’s not like Mortmain’s going to lodge a complaint against the Shadow-hunters through official…

— Cassandra Clare

I am indebted to the British welfare state; the very one that Mr Cameron would like to replace with charity handouts. When my life…

— J. K. Rowling

Manchester City are often criticised for being the money bags. They write the cheques that bring in first-class talent.

— Chris Sutton

Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing…

— Wayne Gretzky

Every one, even the richest and most munificent of men, pays much by cheque more light-heartedly than he pays little in specie.

— Max Beerbohm

I like my films to have a certain amount of realism - something that's thought provoking and intelligently written. More than the amount on…

— Arjun Rampal

This evening, while signing my name on a painting, I was thinking I might stop signing my cheques.

— Robert Genn

Once I opened up a fortune cookie and inside was the guy's cheque next to me I said hey buddy I got your cheque…

— Rodney Dangerfield

I'm thinking of when the Qatari representative was given five minutes with Bill Clinton for a million dollar cheque.

— Julian Assange

I do wish I had brought my cheque book. I don't believe in credit cards.

— Margaret Thatcher

The front of a cheque alone gives someone enough information to steal your identity.

— Frank Abagnale

Words are hard to find, they're only cheques I've left unsigned, from the banks of chaos in my mind.

— The Police

I wish I could Buy Time - just write a cheque, and a few days later a brown cardboard box would arrive at the…

— Neil Gaiman

Now my only income is a few royalty cheques from my books.

— Bobby Fischer