Philosophies of the Famous

Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself ~~'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.'

-- Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy & Billy Carter)


Ihad 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 to 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

-- Billy Crystal


The cardiologist's diet: If it tastes good, spit it out.

Some people cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go - Oscar Wilde.
Some people walk in the rain; others just get wet - Roger Miller.
The person who removed the mountain began by carrying away small stones - Chinese proverb.
And my all time favourite which I had stuck on my folder for uni lectures is:
The young green leaves is
shooting on the trees,
The air is like a long cool
swig 'o beer.
The bonzer smell of flowers
is on the breeze,
And 'ere's me 'ere.
- C.J. Dennis (1919)