Subject: Places (Page 5)

L.A. is so celebrity-conscious, there's a restaurant that only serves Jack Nicholson – and when he shows up, they tell him there'll be a ten-minute wait.

(1956 – ) comedian, television host, social critic & political commentator

My parents were English; we were too poor to be British.

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

The Romans would never have found time to conquer the world if they had been obliged first to learn Latin.

(1797 – 1856) German critic & poet

It'll be a great place if they ever finish it.

William Sydney Porter (1862 – 1910) American writer

The waiters in France could all be senators in the U.S.

(1974 – ) American comedian

Cross country skiing is great… if you live in a small country.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Take a cruise down to the Virgin’s Island.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

It's a scientific fact; for every year a person lives in Hollywood, they lose two points of their IQ.

(1924 – 1984) American author

You want a friend in Washington?… get a dog.

(1884 – 1972) 33rd U.S. president

Thank God we're living in a country where the sky's the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television.

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

I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn’t study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people.

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

I only like two kinds of men; domestic and foreign.

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

L.A. is very dangerous; I carry a gun in my car, that way, in case the police stop me, I can fend them off until the press gets there.

American actor & writer

If you come to Texas and kill somebody, we will kill you back.

(1956 – ) American stand-up comedian

If America leads a blessed life, then why did God put all of our oil under people who hate us?

(1962 – ) American political satirist, writer, television host & comedian

I think, in 10 years, hell's gonna be the only place left where you can still smoke.

(1965 – ) American comedian

Order is an exotic in Ireland; it has been imported from England but it will not grow. It suits neither soil nor climate.

(1818 – 1894) English historian, novelist, biographer & editor

America is the only country where a significant proportion of the population believes that professional wrestling is real, but the moon landing was faked.

(1947 – ) comedian & television host

Being a screenwriter in Hollywood is like being a eunuch at an orgy.

(1947 — ) American actor, writer, comedian & director

You couldn't be a racist and live in L.A.; you'd be exhausted.

(1973 – ) American stand-up comedian

The suburbs are where they cut down all the trees and then name streets after them!

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