Subject: Beliefs (Page 28)

God will pardon me… it is His trade.

(1797 – 1856) German critic & poet

There are more fish taken out of a stream than ever were in it.

(1863 – 1935) British-born American writer, artist & illustrator

You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.

(1954 – ) author

We must believe in free will… we have no choice.

(1902 – 1991) Polish Jewish American author

If Attila the Hun were alive today, he’d be a drama critic.

(1928 – ) playwright

Ideologue: Typically an obscure humorless zealot who finds fulfillment by spouting the ideas of famous humorless zealots.

(1950 – ) American author, satirist, webmaster & copywriter

Can’t we just love everybody and judge them by the car they drive.

(1958 – ) comedian, actress & television host

A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant.

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter

Whenever you accept our views we shall be in full agreement with you.

(1915 – 1981) Israeli military leader & politician

He doesn’t have much of a reputation or so I’ve heard.

God enters into each individual by a private door… and sometimes that can prove to be quite painful.

(1933 – ) American disc jockey & television host

Honor thy parents. That’s one of the Lord’s Top 10 Commandments. That’s right around covetin’ your neighbor’s cattles and wives and there.

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

Everyone’s a pacifist between wars; it’s like being a vegetarian between meals.

(1938 – ) American journalist, teacher, lecturer & pacifist

Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.

There is one sure way of telling when politicians aren't telling the truth — their lips move.

(1946 – ) English actress

The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those of libel.

(1894 – 1961) author, cartoonist & humorist

Christian: A man who feels repentance on a Sunday for what he did on Saturday and is going to do on Monday.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

(1884 – 1972) 33rd U.S. president

Men don't get cellulite — God might just be a man.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

My friend Phil was brought up Orthodox Jewish… he actually thought the New Testament was the paperback version of the Old Testament.

(1961 – ) comedian, writer, radio & television personality & blogger

Defame: To lie about another. To tell the truth about another.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist