John Barrymore Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"A man must pay the fiddler.
In my case it so happened that
a whole symphony orchestra
often had to be subsidized."

by:	John Barrymore (1882-1942) American actor
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Categories:	Economics, Government, Justice, Money, Responsibility
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Reader comments about this quote:

Great analogy of present day life, we are all singing to the tune of our conductors. -- Anon
If the orchestra is a reference to bureaucracy...they can't even hold a tune and they're nothing but parasites.... Fire The Orchestra! -- J Carlton, Calgary
I'm with Anon and J Carlton -- Mike, Norwalk
Obama and the usual suspects are fiddling away our freedoms and we are paying through the nose. He will most likely be a one termer but can we survive even one with this Marxist in the white House? -- jim k, austin
Yes, but how many ways are we to pay the fiddler on the same penny? -- M. Brown, Florida
Fiddling around is one thing but I love a symphony and I am willing to pay for it. Just paid a fortune or at least $6.00 a beer to hear classic jazz in New Orleans. You get what you pay for! -- Waffler, Smith