Subject: Places (Page 5)

I'm proud to be paying taxes in the United States; the only thing is – I could be just as proud for half the money.

(1903 – 1983) American radio and television broadcaster & entertainer

A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

The United States is like the guy at the party who gives cocaine to everyone and still nobody likes him.

(1948 – 1990) comedian

My cousin is gay, he went to London only to find out that Big Ben was a clock.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

I take my wife everywhere… but she keeps finding her way back.

(1906 – 1998) English-born American comedian

He worked like hell in the country so he could live in the city, where he worked like hell so he could live in the country.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

The thing that impresses me the most about America is the way parents obey their children.

(1894 – 1972) King of the United Kingdom

Boy George is all England needs – another queen who can't dress.

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

I believe that Ronald Reagan can make this country what it once was… an Arctic region covered with ice.

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

The man who has a girl in every port is not a sailor but a wholesaler.

(1899 – 1995) humorist

Even my blood type is O apostrophe.

comedian

If they'd lower the taxes and get rid of the smog and clean up the traffic mess, I really believe I'd settle here until the next earthquake.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

It's so cold here in Washington, D.C., that politicians have their hands in their own pockets.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

If you persecute somebody just because they might look a little different, then you are no better than our country's founding fathers.

American comedian & writer

In heaven all the interesting people are missing.

(1844 – 1900) German philosopher

You can tell German wine from vinegar by the label.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Castro couldn't even go to the bathroom unless the Soviet Union put the nickel in the toilet.

(1913 – 1994) 37th U.S. president

I should mention I’m not actually from Canada; my father was just stationed here during the Vietnam War.

Canadian comedian & author

I've seen insects walking around with kneepads.

(1971 – ) Irish comedian, actor & writer

People come to this country from all over the world to pursue their dreams of driving a taxi or selling hot dogs or working in a sweatshop.

(1965 – 2010) American stand-up comedian & television personality

In a British hotel, the words “Can I help you sir?” mean roughly: “What the hell do you want?”

(1922 – 1995) English novelist & poet