Subject: Places (Page 30)

When New Zealanders emigrate to Australia, it raises the average IQ of both countries.

(1921 – 1992) New Zealand prime minister

The greatest American superstition is belief in facts.

(1880 – 1946) Baltic German philosopher

I got wasted last night, and I hit an animal with my car… in the lobby of Caesar's Palace.

(1965 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor, director & author

Switzerland is simply a large humpy, solid rock, with a thin skin of grass stretched over it.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

I came from a real tough neighborhood; in the local restaurant I sat down and had broken leg of lamb.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

I went to a Chinese restaurant and there was a suggestion box, so I wrote ‘Free Tibet.’

(1966 – 2011) American stand-up comedian

In Los Angeles, by the time you’re 35, you’re older than most of the buildings.

(1941 – 2012) American novelist, producer, screenwriter & director

It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago.

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

Disneyland is Vegas for children.

(1949 – ) American singer-songwriter, composer & actor

New York is not Mecca… it just smells like it.

(1927 – 2018) playwright & screenwriter

I lived in a house that ran on static electricity… if you wanted to run the blender, you had to rub balloons on your head; if you wanted to cook, you had to pull off a sweater real quick.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

You're looking at a very proud Canadian who is very proud of the educational system in Canadia.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

People come to this country from all over the world to pursue their dreams of driving a taxi or selling hot dogs or working in a sweatshop.

(1965 – 2010) American stand-up comedian & television personality

I live in a very dangerous part of Los Angeles… it’s called Los Angeles.

(1972 – ) American stand-up comedian

The first place to look for anything is the last place you would expect to find it.

The New England conscience does not stop you from doing what you shouldn't – it just stops you from enjoying it.

(1917 – 1998) author, critic, animal rights activist

Un-American: Wicked, intolerable, heathenish.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

I bought these shoes in Taiwan, and they said in the inside “Made around the corner.”

(1926 – 2012) Irish comedian & actor

Flying from the U.S. to Tokyo takes approximately as long as law school.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Africa is God's country, and He can have it.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Traffic signals in New York are just rough guidelines.

(1947 – ) comedian & television host