Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself : "Lillian, you should have remained a virgin."
-- Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)
I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalog: "No good in a bed, but fine against a wall."
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement.
-- Mark Twain
The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.
-- George Burns
Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.
-- Victor Borge
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
-- Mark Twain
By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
-- Socrates
I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
-- Groucho Marx
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
-- Alex Levine
I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap.
-- Bob Hope
I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.
-- W.C. Fields
We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had t o work its way through Congress.
-- Will Rogers
Don't worry about avoiding temptation as you grow older, it will avoid you.
-- Winston Churchill
Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty, but everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out.
-- Phyllis Diller
By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he's too old to go anywhere.
-- B illy Crystal
The cardiologist's diet: If it tastes good, spit it out.
"Laughter is an instant vacation!"
-- Milton Berle
"The human race has only one really effective weapon, and that is laughter."
-- Mark Twain
"I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful."
-- Bob Hope
"If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself."
-- Charles Schulz
"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
-- Victor Borge
"If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it."
-- Erma Bombeck