You're carrying the
cholesterol thing too far if you can resist an ice cream
cone in August. Doug Larson If Mom's on a diet,
everyone's on a diet. H. Jackson
Brown P. J.
O'Rourke Politicians are
interested in people. Not that this is always a virtue.
Fleas are interested in dogs. If you can't convince
them, confuse them. Harry S.
Truman They say hard work
never hurt anybody, but I figure why take the
chance? Ronald
Reagan Hedy Lamarr Any girl can be
glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look
stupid. Spring is when you feel
like whistling even with a shoe full of slush. Doug Larson Remember, pillage
BEFORE you burn. Unknown Miss Piggy Never eat more than you
can lift. Children are God's way
of saying you've slept enough. Tim Allen I'm not into working
out. My philosophy: No pain, no pain. Carol Leifer Unknown If swimming is so good
for your figure, how do you explain whales? This little piggy went
to market. Traditional Start every day off
with a smile and get it over with. W.C. Fields Grover Anywhere I am is HERE.
Anywhere I am not is THERE. It is always the best
policy to speak the truth - unless, of course, you are an
exceptionally good liar. Jerome K.
Jerome Progress might have
been all right once, but it's gone on too long. Ogden Nash Golda Meir Don't be so humble.
You're not that great. He is not only dull in
himself, but the cause of dullness in others. Samuel Foote You can tell a lot
about a fellow's character by his way of eating
jellybeans. Ronald
Reagan Barry Marter I went on a diet - had
to go on two diets at the same time 'cause one diet wasn't
giving me enough food. Middle age: when you're
sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings
and you hope it isn't for you. Ogden Nash I don't need to be born
again. I got it right the first time. Dennis
Miller John
McGovern I love boxing. Where
else do two grown men prance around in satin underwear,
fighting over a belt? The one who wins gets a purse. They do
it in gloves. It's the accessory connection I
love. Sometimes I lie awake
at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?" Then a voice
says to me, "This is going to take more than one
night." Charlie
Brown From a tombstone in
England: Remember, man, as you
walk by,/ As you are now, so once was I,/ As I am now, so
shall you be, /Remember this and follow me. (To which someone
replied by writing on the tombstone:) To follow you I'll not
consent, /Until I know which way you went. Brain: an apparatus
with which we think we think. Ambrose
Bierce As for me, except for
an occasional heart attack, I feel as young as I ever
did. Robert
Benchley John Mendoza Fear is being stuck in
heavy traffic. You just had two cups of coffee and a bran
muffin. The basis of optimism
is sheer terror. Oscar Wilde Eschew
Obfuscation. LaMont
Shillinger Oh, what a tangled web
we weave when first we practice to deceive. Sir Walter Scott
To which J.R. Pope
added: But when we've
practiced quite a while, how vastly we improve our
style. Ambrose
Bierce Cigarette: A pinch of
tobacco, wrapped in paper, fire at one end, fool at the
other. California is a fine
place to live--if you happen to be an orange. Fred Allen Try to relax and enjoy
the crisis. Ashleigh
Brilliant George Burns Sincerity is the key.
If you can fake that, you've got it made. Only the person who has
climbed the mountain can gripe about the view. Derek Cook In all matters of
opinion, our adversaries are insane. Oscar Wilde Dave
Weinstein In the beginning, there
was nothing. And God said, 'Let there be Light.' And there
was still nothing. But you could see it. Every year, back come
Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off
and the ground all mucked up with plants. Dorothy
Parker If men can run the
world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent
is it to start the day by tying a little noose around your
neck? Linda
Ellerbee Voltaire God is a comedian
playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. Red meat is NOT bad for
you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you! Tommy
Smothers
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