Subject: Characteristics (Page 24)

There's one way to find out if a man is honest – ask him… if he says, “Yes,” you know he is a crook.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host
Characteristics Honesty People

I know how to do anything — I’m a mom.

(1952 – ) comedian, actress & writer
Characteristics Family Mothers

Do not join encounter groups; if you enjoy being made to feel inadequate, call your mother.

(1923 – ) American journalist & gossip columnist
Characteristics

It is not a fragrant world.

(1888 – 1959) detective novelist & screenwriter
Characteristics Life Places World

Laziness: The habit of resting before you get tired.

Characteristics Definitions

Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.

Characteristics

She not only expects the worst, but makes the worst of it when it happens.

(1895 – 1956) Armenian essayist, novelist, playwright, & scriptwriter
Characteristics Insults

These days, the only time politicians tell the truth is when they call each other a liar.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine
Characteristics Honesty Lies Politicians Truth

You won’t regret the men you never killed, but you will regret the women you passed up.

(1944 – ) English author
Characteristics People Women

As an intellectual, he bestowed upon the games of golf and bridge all the enthusiasm and perseverance that he withheld from his books and ideas.

(1920 – 1982) foreign bureau chief, editor & speechwriter
Characteristics Golf Insults Intelligence

A man thinks he amounts to a great deal but to a flea or a mosquito a human being is merely something good to eat.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author
Characteristics Food/Drink

If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.

(1860 – 1904) Russian short-story writer, playwright & physician
Characteristics Fear Marriage Situations

Adolescence is that time of life when you discover your ability to be depressed.

David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author
Age Characteristics

Confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation.

Characteristics Intelligence Situations Understanding

1. No matter what they're telling you, they're not telling you the whole truth. 2. No matter what they're talking about, they're talking about money.

Characteristics Honesty Lies Money Murphy’s Laws Truth

Lead me not into temptation – I can find the way myself.

1944) is an American writer & screenwriter
Characteristics

I put the pro in procrastinate.

Characteristics

If you are riding a high horse, there ain’t no way to get down off it gracefully.

Characteristics

My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.

(1894 – 1977) French biologist & philosopher
Characteristics

Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter since nobody listens.

Characteristics Communication Lies

The young are generally full of revolt, and are often pretty revolting about it.

(1913 – 1983) journalist & author
Age Characteristics Young