Subject: Characteristics (Page 47)

When I was losing, they called me nuts; when I was winning they called me eccentric.

(1928 – 2001) American basketball coach
Characteristics Sports

Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing.

(1941 – ) novelist
Characteristics Situations

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Characteristics Honesty Mistakes Problems

Shirley Temple had charisma as a child… but it cleared up as an adult.

(1930 – 1978) American comedian
Characteristics Time

My problem is that I appeal to everyone that can do me absolutely no good.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor
Characteristics Entertainment People

My specialty is detached malevolence.

(1884 – 1980) author & wit
Characteristics People Self

To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler – and less trouble.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Characteristics Problems Situations

Make money and the whole nation will conspire to call you a gentleman.

Characteristics Money

Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.

Animals Characteristics Proverbs

My mother always told me I wouldn’t amount to anything because I procrastinate; I said ‘Just wait.’

(1956 – ) American entertainer & comedian
Characteristics Family Mothers

An alibi is a reason with a bad reputation.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Characteristics Honesty

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Appearance Body Characteristics

I'm not indecisive; am I indecisive?

(1947 – ) American politician & mayor
Characteristics Self

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it's the size of the fight in the dog.

(1890 – 1969) 34th U.S. president, U.S. Army General
Characteristics

Egotism: Usually a case of mistaken nonentity.

(1907 – 1990) American actress
Characteristics Self

Of course they have, otherwise I wouldn't be sitting here talking to someone like you.

(1901 – 2000) English author
Characteristics England People

Virtue is just vice at rest.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Characteristics Government Politicians

The trouble with resisting temptation is it may never come your way again.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

Trust everybody, but cut the cards.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then I thought: What the hell good would that do?

comedian
Books Characteristics Communication Reading/Writing