Subject: Activities » Travel (Page 3)

Customs is punishment for those who travel.

(1969 – ) American comedian & actor

The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist.

(1925 – ) columnist & journalist

Whatever carrousel you stand by, your baggage will come in on another one.

I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine.

(1911 – ) American editor & writer

I live in a two-income household… but who knows how long my mom can keep that up.

Jewish-American stand-up comedian & writer

There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane: Either you have diarrhea, or you’re anxious to meet people who do.

(1957 – 2007) American stand-up comedian & actor

The saying “Getting there is half the fun” became obsolete with the advent of commercial airlines.


At first the kid kicking the back of my airplane seat was enraging; then I imagined it was a broken massage chair and I kinda liked it; that’s why there’s graffiti and babies.

(1978 – ) American actress, writer & comedian

The last rush-hour express bus to your neighborhood leaves five minutes before you get off work.

Except that right-side-up is best, there is not much to learn about holding a baby.

(1918 – 2001) American sportswriter, commentator & actor

When traveling with children… at least one child of any number of children will request a rest room stop exactly halfway between any two given rest areas.

The transatlantic crossing was so rough the only thing that I could keep on my stomach was the first mate.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet

I was in Moldova airport and I went into the duty-free shop – and there wasn’t a duty-free shop.

British football player

It's better to go when you have to go – than to go and find you've already gone.

The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent.

(1927 – ) American cartoonist (Momma)

Detour: The roughest distance between two points.

The average tourist wants to go to places where there are no tourists.

(1920 – 2001) American writer & humorist

If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.

(1926 – ) film director, screenwriter, composer, comedian, actor & producer

If my dead father was alive to hear that, it would kill him.

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

I'm often asked why I travel around the country talking politics: Is it for humanitarian reasons, community spirit, or is it for the money, the limousines or the girls? … The answers are: no, no, yes yes yes!

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

1. The last gas station for 50 miles will be closed when you get there. 2. At the moment of any departure, the level of gas in your tank depends entirely on how late you are. 3. You only run out of gas after your wife tells you to stop for gas before you run out.