Subject: Communication (Page 15)

About as modest as Mussolini.

(1941 – ) American singer & songwriter
Communication

Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Activities Communication Language Work

Anything worth taking seriously is worth making fun of.

Communication

If you haven’t struck oil in twenty minutes, quit boring.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

You won't find a single four-letter word in there… I don't go for that bullshit.

(1918 – ) American baseball pitcher
Baseball Books Communication Sports

Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

(1947 – ) author, humorist & satirist
Books Communication Death Reading/Writing

The wise man has long ears and a short tongue.

Communication Proverbs Speech

Oral contraceptive: The word "no."

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian
Communication Language Sex

I am not part of the problem, I am a Republican.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Communication Misspokements Problems Speech

I have the brain of a German Shepard and the body of 16-year-old boy… they're both in my car and I want you to see them.

(1956 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor & television ho
Miscellaneous Wordplay

We work in the toy department.

(1909 – 1973) American sports journalist
Communication Reading/Writing Sports

So, where’s the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?

(1980 – ) popular singer
Communication Misspokements Speech

Men's tonsils, please.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host
Communication Speech

It is best to read the weather forecast before we pray for rain.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Communication Intelligence Science/Weather

If a man is talking in the forest, and there is no woman there to hear him, is he still wrong?

Communication Men People Speech Women

If Shakespeare had to go on an author tour to promote Romeo and Juliet, he never would have written Macbeth.

(1928 – ) American psychologist & advice columnist
Communication Reading/Writing Time

English? Who needs that? I’m never going to England.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)
Communication England Language Places

A speaker who does not strike oil in ten minutes should stop boring.

(1902 – 1994) British-born American trial lawyer & author
Communication Speech

Talking to a golf ball won't do you any good, unless you do it while your opponent is teeing off. 


(1941 – ) poet, author, editor & anthologist
Communication Golf Sports

If pro is the opposite of con, is progress the opposite of congress?

(1946 – ) American comedian
Communication Wordplay

Just between you and I, case is important.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing