Bankruptcy references and quotes...
"1: At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
2: And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD's release."
-King Jame's Bible :: Deuteronomy :: Chapter 15
"The Congress shall have Power...
To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;"
-U.S. Constitution Article I. Section 8
"Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell."
-Frank Borman
"Today, certain people file for bankruptcy, businesses and individuals, and it no longer has the stigma it once had. Now it's almost considered wise, a way to regroup and come back again.
-David Dinkins
"It is said that the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world owes the world more than the world can pay.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Bankruptcy represents a longstanding commitment in this country to helping people get a fresh start. This principle has never been giving only certain people a fresh start.
-Tim Johnson
Famous people who have filed bankruptcy...
- Anita Bryant
- Bowie Kuhn
- Burt Reynolds
- Cindy Lauper
- David Crosby
- Donald Trump
- Dorothy Hamill
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Gary Coleman
- Gaylord Perry
- George Jones
- George McGovern
- Jackie Mason
- Jerry Lewis
- Johnny Unitas
- Kim Basinger
- Larry King
- Latoya Jackson
- Lawrence Taylor
- Leon Spinks
- Lynn Redgrave
- MC Hammer
- Margot Kidder
- Marvin Gay
- Meatloaf
- Melvin Belli
- Mickey Rooney
- Pat Paulson
- Peter Bogdonovitch
- Randy Quaid
- Red Foxx
- Toni Braxton
- Walt Disney
- Wayne Newton
- Willie Nelson