Subject: People (Page 127)

We need a twelve-step group for compulsive talkers; they could call it On Anon Anon.

(1959 – ) American comedian

In the heat of a political lifetime, he innocently squirrels away tidbits of misinformation and then, sometimes years later, casually drops them into his public discourse, like gum balls in a quiche

Don't come crawlin' to a man for love; he likes to get a run for his money.

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

People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.

(1923 – ) American quote & quip writer

Women… can’t live with ‘em… pass the beer nuts.

George Wendt (1948 – ) American actor

You might be a redneck if… you think loading the dishwasher means getting your wife drunk.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

I don’t like Jew jokes and black jokes, and they make me very uncomfortable, probably because I’m both; well, I’m not black – but if I was then I could dance better.

(1983 – ) American comedian

Someone who looks like Marilyn Monroe and talks like George S. Kaufman.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Duty is what one expects from others, it is not what one does oneself.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

Few things in life are more embarrassing than the necessity of having to inform an old friend that you have just got engaged to his fiancee.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

Female: One who believes if you charge it, it’s not spending, and if you add a cherry to it, it’s not intoxicating.

There's one way to find out if a man is honest – ask him… if he says, “Yes,” you know he is a crook.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

If you can’t hear me, it’s because I’m in parentheses.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

It's easy to identify people who can't count to ten; they're in front of you in the supermarket express lane.

(1930 – 1977) German teacher

If you hate gay marriage, then don't marry a gay person.

(1977 – ) Australian comedian

I believe in equality; equality for everybody; no matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them.

(1945 – ) comedian, actor, writer, playwright & musician

They say men can never experience the pain of childbirth; but they can, if you hit them in the goolies with a cricket bat for 14 hours.

(1957 – ) British stand-up comedian

I set records that will never be equaled; in fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.

(1935 – ) American baseball player, sportscaster, comedian & actor

Your best friends are those who speak well of you behind your back.

(1920 – 2001) American writer & humorist

Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and other large organizations habitually engage in only because they cannot actually masturbate.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist