Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage. —H. L. Mencken More about this quote Tags: politics humor democracy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind. —E. B. White More about this quote Tags: humor science analysis dissection Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. —Jack Handey More about this quote Tags: hate humor violence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork. —Peter De Vries More about this quote Tags: humor writing Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person. —Ethel Mumford More about this quote Tags: power humor knowledge gossip blackmail Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition. —Timothy Leary More about this quote Tags: humor feminism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
When someone tells you something defies description, you can be pretty sure he's going to have a go at it anyway. —Clyde B. Aster More about this quote Tags: humor language Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup. —H. L. Mencken More about this quote Tags: humor idealism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five. —Groucho Marx More about this quote Tags: understanding humor Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
What sublime thoughts filled my mind as I bent to the wind, and trudged through the gorse and heather? I will tell you. I was wondering how much money I shall make out of my next book. Thus does nature keep us in touch with the great realities of existence. —J.B. Morton More about this quote Tags: humor money nature Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people. —Orson Welles More about this quote Tags: humor health food Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks. —Steve Martin More about this quote Tags: humor Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other. —Samuel Johnson More about this quote Tags: humor fishing Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. —Laurence J. Peter More about this quote Tags: politics humor democracy anger blame Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
They say, “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” But I think the guns help. Just standing there saying, “Bang!” doesn’t really hurt anybody. —Eddie Izzard More about this quote Tags: politics humor guns Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email