Funny Quotes - Page 267
2002 On Lennox Lewis. In The Independent, 20 Dec.
Mike Birbiglia (2012). “Sleepwalk with Me: And Other Painfully True Stories”, p.47, Simon and Schuster
All women are basically in competition with each other for a handful of eligible men.
"The Complete Neurotic's Notebook". Book by Mignon McLaughlin, 1981.
Attributed to "Essais" by Michel de Montaigne, 1595.
I'd never been in play long enough for the flowers to die in the dressing room
Mercedes McCambridge (1982). “The Quality of Mercy”, Berkley Publishing Group
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.
Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.61, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Mark Twain (1976). “Mark Twain's Notebooks & Journals, Volume II: (1877-1883)”, p.304, Univ of California Press
Quoted in N.Y. Journal, 2 June 1897. These words were preceded by "James Ross Clemens, of St. Louis, a cousin of mine, was seriously ill two or three weeks ago in London, but is well now. The report of my illness grew out of his illness." The quotation is usually reported as "Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." Much earlier (5 July 1863), the following appeared in a letter by Twain to the Territorial Enterprise: "There was a report about town, last night, that Charles Strong, Esq
There has been much tragedy in my life; at least half of it actually happened.
Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.60, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
It was wonderful to find America, but it would have been more wonderful to miss it.
Pudd'nhead Wilson conclusion, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar" (1894)