Subject: People (Page 4)

More than 150 heads of state attended the UN Summit, giving New Yorkers a chance to get in touch with prejudices they didn't even know they had.

(1962 – ) American political satirist, writer, television host & comedian

Nine-tenths of the people were created so you would want to be with the other tenth.

(1717 – 1797) English art historian, antiquarian & politician

I had slumps that lasted into the winter.

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

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is stoned to death.


I want a man who’s kind and understanding; is that too much to ask of a millionaire?

(1917 – 2016) Hungarian-born American actress

For three years everything was going great, and then she just upped and left me to find a guy who wouldn’t hit her.

(1968 – ) American stand-up comedian, radio personality, author & actor

You might be a redneck if… you take your dog for a walk and you both use the tree at the corner.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.

(1921 –2003) American editorial & war cartoonist

My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine… (Fortunately) everybody drinks water.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

I don’t want to lose weight; my tongue and my taste buds are the only friends I got.

American stand-up comedian

A committee is a group of the unprepared, appointed by the unwilling to do the unnecessary.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian

Believe me when I say that Bill Clinton's second term will be good for business… my business.

(1932 – ) American political satirist & comedian

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

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

Average Person: One who thinks someone else is the average person.

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

American stand-up comedian

What middle class? … there's only seven people left in the middle class – who cares about them?

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

I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me.

(1741 – 1794) French writer

My shrink told me it was pointless to believe in myself.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor

When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping; men invade another country.

(1952 – ) comedian

I never liked my own species.

(1950 – ) American cartoonist The Far Side

The best accessory a girl can have is her best friend.

(1981 – ) heiress, socialite, media personality & model