Subject: Work » Occupations (Page 7)

A guy gave me a job at an information booth – no questions asked.

(1966 – ) American stand-up comic

Those who cannot teach – administrate.

It’s just a job; grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand… I beat people up.

(1942 – ) American boxing champion

Toughest job I ever had: selling doors, door to door.

(1970 – ) American comedian & television game show host

Executive: An under-worked, over-paid person who is in over their head.

How do you know if you've got a good mechanic? … by the size of his boat.

(1937 – 2014) American co-host of radio show “Car Talk”

Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.

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

Lawyers are operators of the toll bridge which anyone in search of justice must pass.

(1939 – ) American financial journalist

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.

(1828 – 1910) Russian writer

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.


(1893 – 1971) American statesman & lawyer

Taxi Driver: Worker who earns a living by driving customers away.

I think that’s what they call professional courtesy.

(1897 – 1953) American writer & producer

Auctioneer: The man who proclaims with a hammer that he has picked a pocket with his tongue.

Clergyman: A man who undertakes the management of our spiritual affairs as a method of bettering his temporal ones.

Realtor: A man with lots to sell.

Architects: People who now have to measure their patrons for the breakfast nook.

 If you're a coach, NFL stands for "Not For Long."

professional football & TV commentator

I used to be a mime…. but now I can talk about it…

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

Drama Critic: A person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant.

Auditor: A person who goes in after the war is lost to bayonet the wounded.

Clergyman: A ticket speculator outside the gates of Heaven.