Subject: People (Page 42)

Committee: A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit, to do the unnecessary.

(1911 – 1969) American school superintendent, philosopher & humorist

It was a hard name to have growing up as a child; kids would call me names like “Birbiglebug” and “Birbibliography” and “Faggot.”

(1978 – ) American comedian & writer

Some folks are wise and some are otherwise.

(1721 – 1771) Scottish poet & author

I read recently that women still make 30% less than men in the workplace, which I think is fine, cause if we didn’t make 30% more, you guys would marry each other.

(1978 – ) American comedian & writer

About the only difference between the poor and the rich, is… the poor suffer misery, while the rich have to enjoy it.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

Apparently we love our own cell phones but we hate everyone else’s.

(John Bloom) (1953 – ) American film critic, writer & actor

In heaven all the interesting people are missing.

(1844 – 1900) German philosopher

All my life affection has been showered on me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

Women are as old as they feel and men are old when they lose their feelings.

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

I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.

(1894 – 1961) author, cartoonist & humorist

When four or more men get together, they talk about sports; when four or more women get together, they talk about men.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

If you like easygoing, monogamous men, stay away from billionaires.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

Men who can eat anything they want and not gain weight should do it out of sight of women.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

The usefulness of any meeting is in inverse proportion to the attendance.

People who live in glass houses have to answer the door.

Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the bad ones you did do – well, that's Memoirs.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

Philosophers: People who talk about something they don’t understand, and make you think it’s your fault.

… the Women’s Lubrication Movement.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

I've always tried to be a good American citizen, so I have made it a point not to learn any other language but English.

stand-up comedian