Subject: Beliefs (Page 38)

Anything that you have to acquire a taste for was not meant to be eaten.

(1961 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer & director

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.

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

An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper.

(1883 – 1931) Lebanese-American artist, poet & writer

The stopwatch has stopped. It's up to God and the referee now. The referee is Pat Horan. God is God.

Irish Gaelic games commentator

I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.

(1942 – 2018) English physicist

I pledge allegiance to the Christian flag, and to the Savior, for whose Kingdom it stands, one Savior, crucified, risen, and coming again, with life and liberty for all who believe.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.

(1878 – 1968) American author

I am not a man of faith, but my wife is.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.

(1890 – 1970) French president, general & statesman

Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one’s country.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Before arguing with your boss, make absolutely sure you’re right – then let the matter drop.

Liberty: Consists in giving everyone full right to mind everyone else’s business.

He will even tell a lie when it is not convenient to.

(1925 – 2012) author, playwright, essayist & screenwriter

A liberal is a person whose interests aren't at stake at the moment.

Man was predestined to have free will.

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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.

(1926 – ) film director, screenwriter, composer, comedian, actor & producer

If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?

(1942 – ) Scottish comedian, musician & actor

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.

(1944 – ) American author & activist

The difference between God and the historians consists above all in the fact that God cannot alter the past.

(1835 – 1902) English composer, author & satirist

Euphemism is a euphemism for lying.

(Roberta Lee Streeter) (1944 – ) American singer-songwriter