Subject: People (Page 35)

I can take any amount of criticism so long as it is unqualified praise.

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

The people sensible enough to give good advice are usually sensible enough to give none.

(1862 – 1960) English writer

When team members are finally in a position to help the team, it turns out they have quit the team.

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

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

I guess a drag queen’s like an oil painting: you gotta stand back from it to get the full effect.

(1954 – ) American actor & playwright

White folks love everything about black culture, except the blacks.

American stand-up comedian

You might be a redneck if… you have the local taxidermist's number on speed dial.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

A committee can make a decision that is dumber than any of its members.


Dick Cheney says he loves California… out here the rich and famous can shoot people and get away with it.

(1950 – ) comedian & television host

A neurotic is a person who builds a castle in the air; a psychotic is the person who lives in it; a psychiatrist is the one who collects the rent.

(1915 – 2004) American playwright & author

If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

I look like a mix between a Jew and a guy who would drive by in a truck and yell "Jew.”

American comedian

How attractive a given person appears to be is directly proportionate to how unattractive your date is.

I spent seven hours in a beauty shop… and that was for the estimate.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

The higher the “higher-ups“ are who've come to see your demo, the lower your chances are of giving a successful one.

You might be a redneck if… you had to remove a toothpick for your wedding pictures.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that!

(1928 – ) humorist, singer, songwriter & satirist

My father was a simple man; my mother was a simple woman; you see the result standing in front of you, a simpleton.

(1919 – 1985) Scottish comedian & actor

You might be a redneck if… you have a close relative named "Cletus.”

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

You would think with all the money she saves on food she could buy a dress.

(1967 – ) American stand-up comedian & actor