Subject: Work (Page 17)

I have an idea for sweatshops: air conditioning! That's simple.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

One thing about being a cabbie is that you don’t have to worry about being fired from a good job.

(1935 – ) American actor

Anyone having supervisory responsibility for the completion of a task will invariably protest that more resources are needed.

Tailor: An occupation that suits everyone.

My career must be slipping… this is the first time I’ve been available to pick up an award.

(1933 – ) English actor

What do hookers do on their nights off – type?

(1952 – ) comedian

The only problem with having nothing to do is you can't stop and rest.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

Economist: A man who knows more about money than the people who have it.

Retirement: The time of life when you stop lying about your age and start lying about the house.

A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking.

(1907 – 1987) journalist & columnist

Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.

Hardening and Tempering Engineers’ Tools

Give a civil servant a good cause and he’ll wreck it with cliches, bad punctuation, double negatives and convoluted apology.

(1928 – 1999) British politician & diarist

Housekeeping ain't no joke.

(1832 – 1888) novelist

An actor is the kind of guy who, if you ain't talking about him, ain't listening.

(1910 – 1984) American film producer & publicist

Executive Ability: The art of getting the credit for all the hard work that somebody else does.

If you're gonna be late, then be late and not just 2 minutes – make it an hour and enjoy your breakfast.

(1961 – ) English comedian, actor, director, producer & writer

There's no real need to do housework – after four years it doesn't get any worse.

(1908 – 1999) English writer

Men in high levels of government seldom surf.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

People become progressively less competent for jobs they once were well equipped to handle.

I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian