Subject: Characteristics (Page 17)

Hermits have no peer pressure.

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

Nyquil comes in two colors, red and green, and it's the only thing on the planet that tastes like red and green.

(1948 – ) stand-up comedian, actor, author & playwright

Euphemism is a euphemism for lying.

(Roberta Lee Streeter) (1944 – ) American singer-songwriter

The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return; it's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.

(1917 – ) English physicist & science fiction author

I've upped my standards; now, up yours.

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

To look at me now… it's hard to believe I was once considered a dull guy.

(1924 – 1987) American stand-up ‘deadpan’ comedian and actor

When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the bad ones you did do – well, that's Memoirs.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

You may be a redneck if… your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

He's too lazy to scratch his own ass.

Old age is no place for sissies.

(1908 – 1989) American actress of film, television & theater

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

A gentleman never swears at his wife when ladies are present.

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

Show me a woman with both feet planted firmly on the ground – and I'll show you a girl who can't get her knickers off.

(1958 – ) Australian author

Pessimism: A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

[He’s] as subtle as a hand grenade in a barrel of oatmeal.

cartoon character (Mel Blanc)

Misery no longer loves company; nowadays it insists on it.

(1925 – ) columnist & journalist

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

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

It's [a movie script] about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol