Subject: Appearance (Page 27)

Calling Durante's nose large is like calling Jack Benny "thrifty."

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

A four-hundred-dollar suit on him would look like socks on a rooster.

(1895 – 1960) American politician

I’ve lost seven pounds this week… or, as my girlfriend calls it, ‘the baby’.

British comedian & emcee

The bigger they are, the harder it is to see your shoes.

Paunch: A bulging trunk.

It’s better to be black than gay because when you’re black you don’t have to tell your mother.

comedian, composer & lyricist

He was young – He was fair – But the Injuns – Raised his hair

Now, it’s true I married my wife for her looks… but not the ones she's been givin’ me lately.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important rule of beauty, which is: who cares?

(1970 – ) American actress, comedian, writer & producer

When people tell you how young you look, they are also telling you how old you are

(1904 – 1986) English-American actor

An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.

(1946 – ) American magazine columnist, author, lecturer & playwright

If you don’t want gays in the military, make the uniforms ugly.

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

I told my psychiatrist I keep thinking I’m ugly and he told me to lay on the couch… face down!

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

On Halloween, the parents sent their kids out looking like me.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

The first thing men notice about a woman is her eyes; then, when her eyes aren't looking, they notice her breasts.

(1963 – ) television host & comedian

Square meals often make round people.

American entrepreneur & author

Girdle: Accessory after the fat.

I would say the world's in terrible shape, but I'm afraid the world would say, 'Look who's talking!'

(1943 – 1974) American singer (Mamas & Papas)

I’ve throwed away chicken bones with more meat on it than he’s got.

(1902 – 1973) American actress

Toupée: Top secret.

The (orange) uniforms were already picked out by the time I got here. I didn't give it too much thought until I saw our buses and I said, `My God, we're dressed just like that bus.'

(1923 – 2001) American football coach