Subject: Beliefs (Page 39)

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to the garage makes you a car.

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist

The trouble with facts is that there are so many of them.

(1857 – 1927) Unitarian Universalist minister

Facts and truth really don’t have much to do with each other.

(1897-1962) American writer

Self-evident: Evident to one's self and to nobody else.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

It's interesting to speculate how it developed that in two of the most anti-feminist institutions, the church and the law court, the men are wearing the dresses.

(1916 – 2000) American lawyer & activist

I can prove anything with statistics except the truth.

(1770 – 1827) British statesman, politician & prime minister

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

(1911 – 1978) U.S. vice president & politician

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg?… Four; calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.

(1809 – 1865) 16th U.S. president

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

Droughts are because God didn’t pay his water bill.


There are two things that will be believed of any man whatsoever, and one of them is that he has taken to drink.

(1869 – 1946) American novelist & dramatist

Christmas is a baby shower that went totally overboard.

(1958 – ) American writer, comedian, satirist & actor

Our loss is their loss.

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor

Ronald Reagan is not a typical politician because he doesn't know how to lie, cheat, and steal; he's always had an agent do that.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Perspective is in the eye of the beholder.

They say Yogi Berra is funny; well, he has a lovely wife and family, a beautiful home, money in the bank, and he plays golf with millionaires… what's funny about that?

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

Free advice is worth the price.

businessman

I'm going to marry a Jewish woman because I like the idea of getting up Sunday morning and going to the deli.

(1961 – ) Canadian–American actor, voice actor, author, producer & activist

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

Jesus loves you… He’s not ‘in love’ with you.

(1972 – ) Anglo-Irish comedian, writer & actor