Subject: Work (Page 2)

The trouble with unemployment is that the minute you wake up in the morning you're on the job.

(1921 – 1995) American comedian & actor

Cooperation can only be reached if we work together.

Who says nothing is impossible?… some people do it every day!

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

Much work, much food; little work, little food; no work, burial at sea.

The faults of the burglar are qualities of the financier.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

Executive: A man who talks to visitors so the other employees can get their work done.

Manager: Someone who doesn’t know how to do your job, who tells you how to do your job.

Do they give pilots crash courses in flight school?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Sailors ought never to go to church; they ought to go to hell, where it is much more comfortable.

(1866 – 1946) English author

An editor is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff and then prints the chaff.

(1900 – 1965) diplomat & Democratic politician

Once a man wants to hold a public office, he is absolutely no good for honest work.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

Working at the Job center has to be a tense job… knowing that if you get fired, you still have to come in the next day.


It is a statistical fact that the wicked work harder to reach hell than the righteous do to enter heaven.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

Four hundred bucks an hour for being sort of nice to sad people.

(1964 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor & voice actor

I used to be a plastic surgeon, which raised a few eyebrows.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

Only a fool can reproduce another fool’s work.

The speed of exit of a civil servant is directly proportional to the quality of his service.

The difference between a chef and a cook is the difference between a wife and a prostitute; cooks do meals for people they know and love, chefs do it anonymously for anyone who’s got the price.

(1954 – ) British writer & critic

Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

A plumber is an adventurer who traces leaky pipes to their source.

(1886 – 1969) American journalist & humorist

If I’m making millions to put a ball through a hoop, you can’t ever piss me off.

(1975 – ) American comedian, actor & writer