Subject: Beliefs (Page 35)

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

My mom brought us to mass every Sunday – short for ‘massive head trauma’ that you get from your mother punching you in your little nine-year-old head every minute because you can’t sit still for anything that’s boring.

(1957 – 2007) American stand-up comedian & actor

I love seeing [the Pope] in his Pope-Mobile, his three feet of bullet proof plexi-glass… that’s faith in action folks; you know he’s got God on his side.

(1961 – 1994) comedian

The best time to give advice to your children is while they’re still young enough to believe you know what you’re talking about.

The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.

(1906 – 1975) German-born American political theorist

To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.

(1856 – 1924) 28th U.S. president & politician

If it’s free, it’s advice; if you pay for it, it’s counseling; if you can use either one, it’s a miracle.

(1895 – 1968) Canadian hockey player, coach & general manager

Life after death is as improbable as sex after marriage.

(1942 – 1999) American actress

Actions lie louder than words.

(1862 – 1942) American author & poet

WTF, I thought I voted for a Muslim?!

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

(1884 – 1972) 33rd U.S. president

What a liberal wants is to bring about change which will not in any way endanger his position.

(1941 – 1998) Trinidadian-American and prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement

I can always tell when a girl comes from a good family because she’s what’s known as “not at all attracted to me.”

American comedian & actor

I read the Book of Job last night; I don’t think God comes out of it well.

(1882 – 1941) English writer

That politician is so crooked he can hide behind a corkscrew.

Here's some advice for you guys: never hire a clown named Molesto.

stand-up comedian

I hate myself, but being Jewish has nothing to do with it.

(1947 – ) American comedian, writer, actor & television producer

The world is a place that’s gone from being flat to round to crooked.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

Having something to say is overrated.

American writer