Subject: People (Page 48)

Neurotic: A person who, when you ask how she is, tells you.

I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.

(1896 – 1969) American congressman & senator (Illinois)

It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort to mathematics, though she is still forbidden to resort to physics or chemistry.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

Do not argue with an idiot; he/she will drag you down to his/her level and beat you with experience.

Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

The chief excitement in a woman's life is spotting women who are fatter than she is.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

You might be a redneck if… you've ever worn a dress that is strapless with a bra that isn't.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

You might be a redneck if… you have a rag for a gas cap.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

Everyone has a scheme that will not work.

We often think the way Gracie talks, but we pride ourselves that we never talk the way Gracie thinks.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

Bore: A guy with a cocktail glass in one hand and your lapel in the other

(1906 – 1998) English-born American comedian

When men reach their sixties and retire they go to pieces; women just go on cooking.


My doctor said, 'I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news. The good news is you don’t have premenstrual syndrome; the bad news is… you’re a bitch!'

(1949 – ) American actress & comedian

I have no sex appeal and it has screwed me up for life; my gynecologist examines me by telephone.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

Once a woman has given you her heart you can never get rid of the rest of her body.

(1664 – 1726) English architect & dramatist

You might be a redneck if… your parents met at a family reunion.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

If I were married to her, I’d be sure to have dinner ready when she got home.

(1920 – ) U.S. Secretary of State economist, statesman & businessman

A woman can smell mink through six inches of lead.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

A communist is one who has nothing and wishes to share it with the world.

We don’t need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

People like to hear me say 'shit' in my gorgeous voice.

(1904 – 2000) English actor, director & producer