Subject: Characteristics (Page 12)

Flattery must be pretty thick before anybody objects to it.

(1908 – 1976) publisher & author
Characteristics

Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier’n puttin’ it back.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Animals Cats Characteristics

Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's rainin'!

Characteristics Expressions Honesty

A woman is like a cup of tea; you'll never know how strong she is until she boils.

Characteristics People Women

I can resist everything except temptation.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet
Characteristics

You can’t learn too soon that the most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

A signature always reveals a man's character – and sometimes even his name.

(1899 – 1995) humorist
Characteristics People

I feel very humble; but I think I have the strength of character to fight it.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor
Characteristics

Callous: Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another.

Characteristics Definitions

Many a live wire would be a dead one except for his connections.

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter
Characteristics

We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist
Appearance Characteristics Children Intelligence Religion Wives

Even at home, on my stationary exercise bike, I have a rearview mirror.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor
Characteristics

A thick skin is a gift from God.

(1876 – 1967) German statesman
Characteristics God

He has all the characteristics of a dog except loyalty.

(1793 – 1863) American politician, statesman & soldier
Animals Characteristics Dogs Insults

Living in a vacuum sucks.

writer, humorist, columnist & speaker
Characteristics Life

Slander: To lie, or tell the truth about someone.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Characteristics Communication Definitions

New York is not Mecca… it just smells like it.

(1927 – 2018) playwright & screenwriter
Characteristics New York City Places

I always take my wife morning tea in my pajamas, but is she grateful?… no, she says she'd rather have it in a cup.

(1926 – 1984) English comedian
Characteristics Clothing

One “Oh shit” can erase a thousand “Attaboys.”

(1957 – ) cartoonist (Dilbert)
Characteristics Communication

As soon as you mention something, if it's good, it goes away; if it's bad, it happens.

Characteristics Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing.

(1925 – 2005) television host
Characteristics Children People Things