Subject: Places » World (Page 2)

The earth is a used Kleenex on the universe's nightstand.

(1959 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor & writer

Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

You're an old-timer if you can remember when setting the world on fire was a figure of speech.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

There is no doubt in my mind when history was written, the final page will say: Victory was achieved by the United States of America for the good of the world.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

The sum of the intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.

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

It’s a small world, but I wouldn’t want to have to paint it.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America’s Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn’t want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named ‘Bush,’ ‘Dick,’ and ‘Colon.’

(1965 – ) comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer & director

If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.

1944) is an American writer & screenwriter

I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.

(1942 – 2008) American author, producer, director & screenwriter

The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.

(the Science Guy) (1955 – ) American science educator, writer & scientist

The world is a place that’s gone from being flat to round to crooked.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

I know the world isn’t fair, but why isn’t it ever unfair in my favor?

(1955 – ) cartoonist (Calvin and Hobbes)

The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive.

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

If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.

(1962 – ) American author & poet

The more underdeveloped the country, the more overdeveloped the women.

New Jersey is to America as America is to the world.

(1977 – ) American television producer, writer & comedian

How would it be if we discovered that aliens only stopped by earth to let their kids take a leak?

(1950 – ) comedian & television host

The world gets better every day – then worse again in the evening.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

What this world needs is a damned good plague.

The world has suffered more from the ravages of ill-advised marriages than from virginity.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist