Subject: Characteristics (Page 27)

Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.

(1932 – 2017) comedian, social activist, critic & writer
Anger Beliefs Characteristics

If you don't know where you're going, any train will get you there.

Characteristics

It's too bad I'm not as wonderful a person as people say I am, because the world could use a few people like that.

(1936 – ) American actor, director & screenwriter
Characteristics People World

How long is it polite to pretend to continue to listen to someone after they’ve revealed they’ve got a boyfriend?

(1975 – ) English comedian, actor & writer
Characteristics Communication

Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.

(1952 – 2001) English writer, dramatist, & musician
Characteristics Eating Food/Drink People

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

(1903 – 1966) English writer
Characteristics

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper.

(1874 – 1963) American poet
Characteristics Education Learning

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.

(1939 – ) comedian, actress, writer & producer
Characteristics Work

The least thing upsets him on the links; he missed short putts because of the uproar of butterflies in the adjoining meadows.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist
Characteristics Golf Sports

Sooner or later, I'll be punctual.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist
Characteristics Time

Revenge is sweet and not fattening.

(1899 – 1980) English filmmaker & producer
Characteristics

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

(1907 – 1988) science fiction author
Characteristics Death Life

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author
Characteristics Time

He’s suffering from a lack of self of steam.

Characteristics Malaprops

Flattery must be pretty thick before anybody objects to it.

(1908 – 1976) publisher & author
Characteristics

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet
Characteristics

Whenever A annoys or injures B on the pretense of saving or improving X, A is a scoundrel.

Characteristics Conflict Murphy’s Laws

It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people: the good ones slept better while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian
Characteristics Situations Sleep

A woman is like a cup of tea; you'll never know how strong she is until she boils.

Characteristics People Women

The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

(1835 – 1902) English composer, author & satirist
Characteristics

Too much of a good thing is wonderful.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol
Characteristics