Subject: People

Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ‘em.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

If there are twelve clowns in a ring, you can jump in the middle and start reciting Shakespeare, but to the audience, you'll just be the thirteenth clown.

For boys, puberty is like turning into the Incredible Hulk… but very, very slowly.

(1966 – ) English comedian

There’s nothing wrong with teenagers that reasoning with them won’t aggravate.

You might be a redneck if… you have more belt-buckles than pants.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

He may be a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch.

(1882 – 1945) 32nd U.S. president

Any time a person goes into a delicatessen and orders a pastrami on white bread, somewhere a Jew dies.

(1908 – 2002) comedian, radio & television actor

If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

You might be a redneck if… you think "fast food" is hitting a possum at 65 miles an hour.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

Bachelor: A guy who is footloose and fiancee-free.

A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who never owned a car.

(1953 – ) American comedian, writer & actor

On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.

(1962 – ) writer & journalist

You might recognize me… I'm the fourth guy from the left on the evolutionary chart.

(1966 – ) American stand-up comic

We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it.


cartoon character in The Simpsons (Julie Kavner)

From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class; from ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.

(1888 – 1959) detective novelist & screenwriter

I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me.

(1741 – 1794) French writer

Siamese Twins: First person plural.

We may never know exactly how much others know about us, but we can always suspect it.

I always thought I'd go to the Oscars, but only as a stalker.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

Your true value depends entirely on what you are compared with.

(1966 – ) American magazine editor