Subject: Places » America (Page 8)

It’s the only state in the country where you can stand on your front porch and actually watch your dog run away for three days.

(1966 – ) American stand-up comedian, television writer/producer & radio host

There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in presidents; those are prayer and fishing.

(1929 – 1933) 31st U.S. president, humanitarian

I’m thrilled that the American people stopped him from running this time; as a citizen, I’m happy about that, but as a comic, I weep.

(1948 – ) stand-up comedian, actor, author & playwright

In America, we won't let somebody who's terminally ill have the right to take their own life… but yet, we'll let Evel Knievel jump over the Grand Canyon with a damn moped.

American stand-up comedian

'Bush and Son: Leading America to War Since 1990.'

(1969 – ) American actress, comedian, producer & writer

If you surveyed a hundred typical middle-aged Americans, I bet you'd find that only two of them could tell you their blood types, but every last one of them would know the theme song from The Beverly Hillbillies.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

California is the only state in the union where you can fall asleep under a rose bush in full bloom and freeze to death.

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

Ignorant people in preppy clothes are more dangerous to America than oil embargoes.

(1932 – ) Trinidad-born British writer

The difference between America and England is that Americans think 100 years is a long time, while the English think 100 miles is a long way.

Irish music columnist & journalist

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

If I had my way, any man guilty of golf would be ineligible for any office of trust in the United States.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

The suburbs are like the bleacher seats of life.

(1966 – 2011) American stand-up comedian

Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States; ask any Indian.

(1927 – ) magician & comedy writer

I often confuse Americans and Canadians… by using long words.

(1973 – ) English writer & stand-up comedian

I’m so American that I’m barely informed enough to have an opinion, but entitled enough to yell about it.

American comedian

Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

America is a large friendly dog in a small room; every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair.

(1889 – 1975) English historian

We’re going to have the best-educated American people in the world.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

A Canadian is sort of like an American, but without the gun.