Subject: People (Page 83)

My mom always said, ‘Men are like linoleum floors. You lay them right, and you can walk on them for 30 years.

(1958 – ) American actress & stand-up comedian

Don’t you hate it when people assume you’re rich because you sound posh and went to private school and have loads of money?

British actor, comedian & writer

Although humans tend to view sex as mainly a fun recreational activity sometimes resulting in death, in nature it is a far more serious matter.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

(1875 – 1965) German/French theologian, organist, philosopher, physician & medical missionary

We can’t all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

If a woman likes another woman, she's cordial; if she doesn't like her, she's very cordial.

(1876 – 1944) American author, humorist & columnist

The business contact that you have developed at great expense is the first person to be let go in any corporate reorganization.

One can never know for sure what a deserted area looks like.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

Some people feel the rain – others just get wet.

(1936 – 1992) singer, songwriter, musician & actor

Friends: There are two kinds of friends – those who are around when you need them, and those who are around when they need you.

Good hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even when you wish they were.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

Penis: Part of the male anatomy which contains the brain.

I couldn’t be a responsible enough parent if my kid was born with a new suit and a full-time job.

(1967 – ) American stand-up comedian & actor

Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

I am the rock between me and the hard place.

(1966 – 2011) American stand-up comedian

Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.

(1894 – 1961) author, cartoonist & humorist

The problem with the common person is that he is so unbearably common!

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

She doesn’t need a steak knife… she cuts her food with her tongue.

(1925 – 2005) television host

If I had my life to live over, I wouldn't have time.

(1936 – 1992) singer, songwriter, musician & actor

I have a lot of stories about being a kid because it was the last time I was interesting.

(1982 – ) American comedian, actor, writer & producer

The true measure of a man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught.

(1824 – 1907) Irish mathematical physicist & engineer