Subject: People » Women (Page 19)

Ask any woman her age, and nine times out of ten she’ll guess wrong.

comedian

When a woman tries on clothing from her closet that feels tight, she will assume she has gained weight; when a man tries something from his closet that feels tight, he will assume the clothing has shrunk.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

I chased a woman for almost two years only to discover her tastes were exactly like mine – we were both crazy about girls.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Treat a horse like a woman and a woman like a horse; and they’ll both win for you.

(1884 – 1966) Canadian-American businesswoman

A man will fantasize that he’s having sex with someone else; a woman will fantasize she’s having sex with anyone else.

(1957 – ) British stand-up comedian

There's a difference between beauty and charm; a beautiful woman is one I notice, a charming woman is one who notices me.

(1879 – 1951) American educator, writer & musician

I've never seen driving as a sexual thing – I just could never consider it in that light. I think women are interested in the drivers because of the dangers, but some of us are as dull as Old Nick.

Scottish auto racer

Women dress alike all over the world: they dress to be annoying to other women.

(1890 – 1973) Italian-French designer

Women like jewelry; they’re like raccoons: show them some shiny stuff and they’ll follow you home.

(1962 – ) American comedian & actor

The littlest things can set women off – like, “Hey, the waitress is hot! I bet we could get her to come home with us.” Or, “How much does your mom weigh? I want to know what I’m getting into.”

(1980 – ) American actor, comedian & musician

Spinster: An unlusted number.

It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.

(1925 – 2013) British prime minister & politician

[Asked if he believed in clubs for women, Fields responded] Yes, if every other form of persuasion fails.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

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

(1942 – ) American author and teacher

Personally, I think that if a woman hasn’t met the right man by the time she’s twenty-four, she may be lucky.

(1921 – 2007) Scottish-born actress

When man and woman die, as poets sung, his heart's the last part moves, her last, the tongue.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

A woman might as well propose: her husband will claim she did.

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor

Guys are like dogs… they keep coming back… ladies are like cats; yell at a cat one time… they’re gone.

(1923 – 1966) stand-up comedian, writer, social critic & satirist

The bravest thing that men do is love women.

(1927 – ) Canadian-born American comedian & actor

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

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

No woman can be too rich or too thin.

Duchess of Windsor (1896 – 1986) American socialite & wife of the Prince Edward, formerly King Edward VIII