Subject: Beliefs (Page 36)

Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.

Cocaine is God's way of saying that you're making too much money.

(1951 – 2014) comedian & actor

Never mess up an apology with an excuse.

I wish God were alive to see this.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

Sex is like air; it's not important unless you aren't getting any.

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator

Journalists say a thing that they know isn’t true, in the hope that if they keep on saying it long enough it will be true.

1867 – 1931) English novelist

Here's some advice for you guys: never hire a clown named Molesto.

stand-up comedian

I either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

Before arguing with your boss, make absolutely sure you’re right – then let the matter drop.

I take him shopping with me… I say, 'OK, Jesus, help me find a bargain.'

(1942 – 2007) American televangelist (was married to Jim Bakker)

Howard Hughes was able to afford the luxury of madness, like a man who not only thinks he is Napoleon but hires an army to prove it.

(1932 – ) French-American writer, biographer, journalist & historian

The universe is merely a fleeting idea in God's mind – a pretty uncomfortable thought, particularly if you've just made a down payment on a house.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you’ve got a pretty neck.

(1915 – ) American film, television & stage actor

Reparation: Satisfaction that is made for a wrong and deducted from the satisfaction felt in committing it.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Honesty is the best policy – when there is money in it.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity… even a dead fish can go with the flow.

(1943 – ) U.S. agriculture commissioner, columnist, activist & author

You take the lies out of him, and he'll shrink to the size of your hat; you take the malice out of him, and he'll disappear.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

It is bad luck to be superstitious.

Science is Truth. Don't be misled by fact.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.