Subject: Characteristics (Page 4)

One “Oh shit” can erase a thousand “Attaboys.”

(1957 – ) cartoonist (Dilbert)

If these walls could talk they’d be like ‘damn bitch, you’re back in bed again!?

(1978 – ) American stand-up comedian, actress & writer

If an ass goes a-traveling, he'll not come home a horse.

The secret of charm is bullshit.

(1914 – 1958) American actor

That dog was so lazy he leaned against a fence to bark.

There is a good deal to be said for blushing, if one can do it at the proper moment.

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

A witness shall not bear falsies against thy neighbor.

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

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

The fundamental defect of fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them.

(1872 – 1970) British philosopher, mathematician, historian & social critic

It’s useless to hold a person to anything he says while he’s in love, drunk, or running for office.

(1934 – ) American actress, dancer, activist & author

Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow internet service to see who they really are.

(1967 – ) American comedian, actor, producer & writer

To enjoy a good reputation give publicly, and steal privately.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.

(1925 – 1990) American entertainer

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

It’s not that I’m a Type‑B personality; it’s that I’m driven by a passionate, all-consuming desire to take it easy.

American writer

Snobs talk as if they had begotten their ancestors.

(1897 – 1980) American journalist and historian & newspaper editor

Worriers spend a lot of time shoveling smoke.

(1925 – ) writer

At their core, women fear that men will kill them; at their core, men fear that women will laugh at them.

(1954 – ) security specialist, advisor & author

It's good to know that if I behave strangely enough, society will take full responsibility for me.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist