Subject: Characteristics (Page 26)

I put the pro in procrastinate.

You’ve got to take the bitter with the sour.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy – give one and take ten.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Flattery is telling people exactly what they think of themselves.

I never exaggerate; you can ask Tipper or any one of our 11 daughters.

(1948 – ) U.S. vice president & politician, author & environmentalist

I rely on my personality for birth control.

(1961 – ) comedian, writer, radio & television personality & blogger

If I have an orgasm, I feel that I have to give six weeks of community service to various charities.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor

On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.

Eric Arthur Blair (1903 – 50) English author & journalist

He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

A lady is one who never shows her underwear… unintentionally.

(1893 – 1991) novelist, biographer & playwright

It IS as bad as you think, and they ARE out to get you.

I actually thought about getting breast implants because I'm a radical, militant feminist and a hypocrite, it turns out.

(1970 – ) American stand-up comedian & voice actor

Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist.

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

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

(1917 – 1963) 35th U.S. president

If God doesn't destroy Hollywood Boulevard, he owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology.

(1950 – ) comedian & television host

He's too lazy to scratch his own ass.

A signature always reveals a man's character – and sometimes even his name.

(1899 – 1995) humorist

It is not a fragrant world.

(1888 – 1959) detective novelist & screenwriter

Until I was 13, I thought my name was ‘Shut Up.’

(1943 – ) American football player

He who slings mud generally loses ground.

(1900 – 1965) diplomat & Democratic politician

Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist