Subject: Beliefs (Page 7)

To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Hell is full of musical amateurs.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

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

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

(1942 – ) American author and teacher

Once again, we come to the holiday season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

(1835 – 1902) English composer, author & satirist

Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways; but he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers.

(1957 – ) cartoonist (Dilbert)

The stopwatch has stopped. It's up to God and the referee now. The referee is Pat Horan. God is God.

Irish Gaelic games commentator

For every little kid who still believes in Santa Claus, there is at least one adult who still believes in professional wrestling.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one’s country.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

It was not the apple on the tree but the pair on the ground that caused the trouble in the garden.

Nobody outside of a baby carriage or a judge’s chamber believes in an unprejudiced point of view.

(1905 –1984) American playwright

Sacred cows make the best hamburger.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Righteous indignation: Your own wrath as opposed to the shocking bad temper of others.

(1856 – 1915) writer, publisher, artist & philosopher

The only way a reporter should look at a politician is down.

When one guy sees an invisible man he’s a nut case; ten people see him it’s a cult; ten million people see him it’s a respected religion.

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

Never believe anything until it's been officially denied.

Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

I like the Ten Commandments, but there’s a problem with the ninth one; it should be: ‘Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s ox – except in Scrabble."

(1975 – ) Irish comedian, author, musician, actor & playwright

A woman will lie about anything, just to stay in practice.

(1888 – 1959) detective novelist & screenwriter