Subject: Health (Page 19)

Health consists of having the same diseases as one’s neighbors.

(1908 – 1999) English writer

Have you ever noticed nobody has ever ordered a grapefruit the size of a tumor? … ever… there’s no reciprocity.


Hypochondriac: One who enjoys poor health, then complains of feeling better.

An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away.

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

I think, in most cases, the difference between depression and disappointment is your level of commitment.

(1963 – ) American stand-up comedian

I told my dentist I want a tooth to match the others; he gave me one with four cavities.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

My girlfriend has crabs, I bought her fishnet stockings.

(1966 – ) American stand-up comic

A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

He died of cirrhosis of the liver… it costs money to die of cirrhosis of the liver.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist

I have an inferiority complex, it’s just not a very good one.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades.

(1973 – ) American comedian

Suicide is cheating the doctor out of a job.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

Drug Kingpin Amado Fuentes died from 9 hours of liposuction and plastic surgery – or, as it's commonly known here in Beverly Hills, natural causes.

(1956 – ) comedian, television host, social critic & political commentator

I went to medical school here at Columbia; I got my M.D.; and was practicing out in Colorado, where I decided to quit and do stand-up – and not just because of the lawsuits.

(1971 – ) American comedian, actor, television host & former physician

Nothing trivial, I hope.

(1839 – 1919) Irish writer

Every time a doctor whispers in the hospital, next day there’s a funeral.

(1927 – 2018) playwright & screenwriter

Do you know why they call it 'PMS'? … because 'Mad Cow Disease' was already taken.

Diagnosis: A physician's forecast of the disease by the patient's pulse and purse.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

The patient is not likely to recover who makes the doctor his heir.


(1608 – 1661) English churchman & historian

Back in my rummy days, I would tremble and shake for hours upon arising… it was the only exercise I got.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

Laughter is the best medicine – unless you're diabetic, then insulin comes pretty high on the list.

(Robert Norman Davis) (1945 – ) British comedian & actor