Subject: Situations (Page 45)

I went to convent in New York and was fired finally for my insistence that the Immaculate Conception was spontaneous combustion.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet

Even before the kids are born, you’ve got to make these decisions; if it’s a boy, do we get him circumcised?… if it’s a girl, do we keep her?

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

I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

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

I think a bad place for a fire would be the factory where they make those trick candles.

(1973 – ) American comedian

Whether the glass is half-full or half empty, depends on whether you are drinking or pouring.

The grass may be greener on the other side of the fence but you still have to mow it.

If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.

I believe the only time the world beats a path to my door is when I’m in the bathroom.

Parents are not quite interested in justice, they are interested in peace and quiet.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

Have you ever worn a different deodorant and for the rest of the day you feel like there is a stranger standing next to you.

(1966 – ) American stand-up comedian & actor

It hit me how resentful it must make rats, knowing that they're just a bushy tail away from being hand fed in the park.

(1959 – ) American stand-up comedian

You can never tell which way the train went by looking at the track.

Folks playing leapfrog must complete all jumps.

I’d sooner be in hell with my back broke.

Only have a nervous breakdown if you’ve got loads of money, and then you can really enjoy it.

(1955 – ) English composer, singer, songwriter & producer

My VCR flashes 01:35, 01:35, 01:35, …

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

There ought to be a better way of starting the day than having to get up.

(1907 – 1987) journalist & columnist

Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who’ll give you a little love, a little affection, a little tenderness? … It means you’re in the wrong house, that’s what it means.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

The first time I ever got undressed in front of a woman, it was horrible; she started screaming… and then they kicked me off the bus.

comedian & actor

I have discovered that all human evil comes from this – man's being unable to sit still in a room.

(1623 – 1662) French mathematician & physicist