Subject: Beliefs

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is the proper judge of it.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

He knocks the hell out of people, but in a Christian way.

professional football player & coach

Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society.

(1951 – ) American conservative radio talk-show host

I don’t know why it is that the religious never ascribe common sense to God.

(1874 – 1965) English dramatist & novelist

Life after death is as improbable as sex after marriage.

(1942 – 1999) American actress

Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

A witness shall not bear falsies against thy neighbor.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

Ridiculous stereotypes often make people very ignorant towards other nationalities. For example, I’m in good shape, intelligent, and I don’t have sex with my cousins, and yet still people assume I’m American.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.

(1833 – 1896) Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator & armaments manufacturer

People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.

(1904 – 1963) American journalist

Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's rainin'!

Don't pay any attention to the critics; don't even ignore them.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

Basically, the Catholic religion is 'If it feels good – stop.’

American actor & comedian

He doesn’t have much of a reputation or so I’ve heard.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

(1894 – 1963) English writer

Nature will tell you a direct lie if she can.

The difference between a saint and a hypocrite is that one lies for his religion, the other by it.

(1861 – 1950) American writer

Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she marries him and what she thinks of him a year afterward, and you will have the truth about him.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so.

(1911 – 2004) 40th U.S. president & actor

There are three kinds of lies; lies, damned lies and statistics.

(1804 – 1881) British prime minister, politician & author

If you are going to tell people the truth, be funny or they will kill you.

(1906 – 2002) Austrian journalist, filmmaker, screenwriter & producer