Subject: Beliefs (Page 19)

It is a curious thing… that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.

(1903 – 1966) English writer

He lies so bad he hires somebody to call his dogs.

Honor thy parents. That’s one of the Lord’s Top 10 Commandments. That’s right around covetin’ your neighbor’s cattles and wives and there.

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

Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.

If God Loves Me, Why Can’t I Get My Locker Open?

My Opinions Change With New Information

Making a speech on economics is a lot like pissing down your leg; it seems hot to you, but it never does to anyone else.

(1908 – 1973) 36th U.S. president

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

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

If enough data is collected, anything may be proven by statistical methods.

Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense.

(1945 – 2010) American comedian & actor

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

I don’t believe in sceptics.

British writer, actor, comic & television & radio presenter

Truth is a rare and precious commodity; we must be sparing in its use.

(1846 – 1932) British journalist, publisher & politician

The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head.

(1948 – ) English novelist

Every scientific truth goes through three states: first, people say it conflicts with the Bible; next, they say it has been discovered before; lastly, they say they always believed it.

(1807 – 1873) paleontologist, glaciologist & geologist

The only way a reporter should look at a politician is down.

Man was predestined to have free will.

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

USA Today has come out with a new survey; apparently, three out of every four people make up 75% of the population.

(1947 – ) comedian & television host

First night, you get socks; second night, an eraser, a notebook – it’s a back to school holiday.

(1948 – ) stand-up comedian, actor, author & playwright