Subject: People (Page 13)

Half the people you know are below average.

A woman’s a woman until the day she dies, but a man’s only a man as long as he can.

(1894 – 1975) American comedian

Ballerinas are always on their toes; why don’t they just get taller ballerinas?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Accept who you are… unless you’re a serial killer.

(1958 – ) comedian, actress & television host

A bore is one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation.

(1804 – 1881) British prime minister, politician & author

The time of departure will be delayed by the square of the number of people involved.

Teenagers are people who act like babies if they're not treated like adults!

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle.

(1885 – 1968) American writer

A man's got to do what a man's got to do; a woman must do what he can't.

(1951 – ) American stand-up comic & actress

When a problem goes away, the people working to solve it do not.

My friend Winnie is a procrastinator…. he didn’t get his birthmark until he was eight years old.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Man does not control his own fate; the women in his life do that for him.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Beware of men who cry; it's true that men who cry are sensitive to and in touch with feelings, but the only feelings they tend to be sensitive to and in touch with are their own.

(1941 – 2012) American novelist, producer, screenwriter & director

The two most important jobs in America are held by foreigners – room service and goal-kicking.

(1931 – 2012) American college football historian & television commentator

I'm not really the type to wander off and sit down and go through deep wrestling with my soul.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Youth: That brief period, as distinguished from childhood or middle age, when the sexes talk to each other at a party.

People ask me how much I weigh. I tell them, 145 pounds, naked; that is, if that scale outside the drugstore is anything to go by.

(1956 – ) American comedian

When a letter simply addressed to "Duffy the Dope" was delivered to me, I knew it was time to retire.

(1915 – 1987) American football player and coach

Many years ago I remember a famous actress explaining to me with perfect seriousness that before making an entrance she always stood aside to allow God to go on first; I can also remember that on that particular occasion He gave a singularly uninspired performance.

(1899 – 1973) English playwright, actor, composer, director & songwriter

If God had wanted women to have giant… fake boobs he’d be a lot like my brother.

(1964 – ) American comedian