Subject: People (Page 121)

You might be a redneck if… you think Sherlock Holmes is a housing project down in Biloxi.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian

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

The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look like giant thumbs.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

The great thing about the dead, they make space.

(1932 – 2009) author, poet & critic

Nothing annoys a woman more than to have company drop in unexpectedly and find the house looking as it usually does.

(1902 – 1963) Danish actor

Society honors its living conformists and its dead troublemakers.

(1913 – 1983) journalist & author

I know when (women) don't like me 'cause they'll say things like, 'Yeah, that's him, officer.'

(1960 – ) American stand-up comedian & writer

At any particular time, there are more horse's asses in the world than horses.

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other.

(1874 – 1965) English dramatist & novelist

You might be a redneck if… three quarters of the clothes you own have logos on them.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

Never underestimate a man’s ability to underestimate a woman.

(1954 – ) American actress

You might be a redneck if… you think a stock tip is advice on worming' your hogs.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

Americans: People with more time-saving devices and less time than any other people in the world.

You might be a redneck if… you've been married three times and still have the same in-laws.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

There have been only two geniuses in the world – Willie Mays and William Shakespeare.

(1903 – 1968) movie actress

It was not the apple on the tree but the pair on the ground that caused the trouble in the garden.

The trouble with Ian [Fleming] is that he gets off with women because he can’t get on with them.

(1901 – 1990) British novelist

The eyes of Stalin, the voice of Marilyn Monroe.

(1916 – 1996) French statesman & president

If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor; it is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel.

(1920 – 1998) lawyer, congresswoman, & women's movement activist