Subject: Places (Page 46)

I do all my writing in bed; everybody knows I do my best work there.

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

We’re going to have the best-educated American people in the world.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

So I'm at the wailing wall, standing there like a moron, with my harpoon.

(1956 – ) American comedian

Canada is a country so square that even the female impersonators are women.

(1944 – ) American stand-up comedian actor & author

The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant – and let the air out of the tires.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet

The world is divided into people who do things – and people who get the credit.

(1873 – 1931) businessman, politician & diplomat

What middle class? … there's only seven people left in the middle class – who cares about them?

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

The Hollywood tradition I like best is called "sucking up to the stars."

(1925 – 2005) television host

America is like the really bad flatmate of the world: ‘Oh sorry, did I break all your shit? I didn't know it was yours… yeah, I'll replace it sometime… with my stuff.’

(1971 – ) Irish comedian, actor & writer

As a nation we are dedicated to keeping physically fit – and parking as close to the stadium as possible.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

… the only California houses on the market for less than a million dollars are those on fire… these generally go for six hundred thousand.

We haven't seen that kind of violence in the name of religion in this country since we got here!'

American stand-up comedian

I like Florida… everything is in the 80's… the temperatures, the ages and the IQ's.

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