Subject: Conflict » Arms

Automatic weapons – aren’t.

All men are afraid of eyelash curlers; I sleep with one under my pillow, instead of a gun.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

You can get a lot more done with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone.

(1899 – 1947) American gangster

When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked if I had any firearms with me; I said, “Well, what do you need?”

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Smart bombs have bad days too.

Firearms groups across the country have declared today the first annual Gun Appreciation Day…. so don’t forget to set your clock back 100 years.

(1973 – ) American comedian, actor & television host

Music hath the charm to soothe a savage beast, but I'd try a revolver first.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

Recoilless rifles – aren’t.

I like going to the park and watching the children run and jump around, because you see, they don't know I'm using blanks.

(1956 – ) American comedian

We should develop anti-satellite weapons because we could not have prevailed without them in 'Red Storm Rising.'

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

Guns don't kill people; it's those bullets ripping through the body.

(1962 – ) English stand-up comedian & actor

A Canadian is sort of like an American, but without the gun.

A gun is not a weapon, it's a tool, like a hammer or a screwdriver or an alligator.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

A fanatic is one who sticks to his guns whether they're loaded or not.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

In our school you were searched for guns and knifes on the way in and if you didn’t have any, they gave you some.

(1956 – ) American comedian

It’s not living alone if you keep a rifle under the bed.

(1962 – ) writer & journalist

L.A. is very dangerous; I carry a gun in my car, that way, in case the police stop me, I can fend them off until the press gets there.

American actor & writer

If we had less statesmanship we could get along with fewer battleships.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

There are some circles in America where it seems to be more socially acceptable to carry a handgun than a packet of cigarettes.

(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist

The complexity of a weapon is inversely proportional to the IQ of the weapon's operator.

An Iranian moderate is one that has run out of ammunition.

(1923 – ) German-born diplomat & scholar