Subject: People (Page 21)

When I was 16 years old, the morning of my birthday, my parents tried to surprise me with a car, but they missed.

American comedian

What’s a Jewish mobster?… ‘I’m going to break the legs of your therapist.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.

(1931 – ) American baseball player & manager

Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.

(1898 – 1981) American costume designer

Every time I get in an elevator, the operator says the same thing to me: “Basement?”

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Comparing Madonna with Marilyn Monroe is like comparing Raquel Welch with the back of a bus.

George Alan O'Dowd (1961 – ) British singer-songwriter

Eventually soul mates meet, for they have the same hiding place.

American writer

The only parts left of my original body are my elbows.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

Women were brought up to believe that men were the answer; they weren’t… they weren’t even one of the questions.

(1946 – ) English writer

Marijuana should be licensed and kept out of the hands of teenagers; it's too good for them.

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

You might be a redneck if… your the tail light covers of your car are made of red tape.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

Such is the human race, often it seems a pity that Noah didn't miss the boat.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

I had slumps that lasted into the winter.

(1935 – ) American baseball player, sportscaster, comedian & actor

Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty, and I’ll show you a man.

(1942 – ) American author and teacher

I don’t believe in vitamin pills; I swear by men, darling, and as many as possible.

(1933 – ) English actress & author

A girl in the convertible is worth five in the phone book.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

(1884 – 1962) diplomat & reformer & first lady

The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

It’s well-known that men and women are different but it keeps being rediscovered with great excitement.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

You know how it is when you’re walking up the stairs, and you get to the top, and you think there’s one more step… I’m like that all the time.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I am a very committed wife, and I should be committed too – for being married so many times.

(1932 – 2011) British-American actress