Subject: Miscellaneous (Page 61)

Presidential ambition is a disease which can only be cured by embalming fluid.

(1903 – 1963) U.S. senator (Tennessee)

An empty wagon makes the most noise.

Sittin’ in the catbird seat

Quieter than a graveyard

He's busier than a cat with two tails.

Sharp as a ball peen hammer.

He’d skin a flea for the hide and tallow.

I hope life isn’t a joke, because I don’t get it.

Rest your coat.

All the goodness of a good egg cannot make up for the badness of a bad one.

(1819 – 1897) American journalist, author & senior government official

He looks like he got beat with a ugly stick.

Plastic Jesus

Anybody who has an identity problem had better wise up and get with the program!

Sloppier than two pigs in a bucket

Better not take a dog on the space shuttle, because if he sticks his head out when you’re coming home, his face might burn up.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

(1923 – ) German-born diplomat & scholar

Before a mad scientist goes mad, there’s probably a time when he’s only partially mad… and this is the time when he’s going to throw his best parties.

Boy, ain't no difference twixt them and you 'cept God's Love.

Come here and gimme a Yankee dime.

Children need encouragement: if a kid gets an answer right, tell him it was a lucky guess. That way he develops a good, lucky feeling.

I went to the barber and got my ears lowered.