Quotes about comedy
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I never forget a face, but in your case I’ll be glad to make an exception.
Groucho Marx1890–1977Quote by Leo Rosten in The Many Worlds of Leo Rosten (1964)I would not join any club that would have someone like me for a member.
- Groucho Marx1890–1977From his autobiography Groucho and Me (1959)
W. Somerset Maugham1874–1965The Moon and Sixpence (1919), Ch. 1, p. 8Washington is a Hollywood for ugly people. Hollywood is a Washington for the simpleminded.
I looked into his eyes and saw three letters: a ‘K’, a ‘G’, and a ‘B’.
John McCain1936–2018On Vladimir Putin; a line he used often, e.g. first presidential debate (26 September 2008)
Paul McCartneyborn 1942The Beatles Anthology (2000), p. 96- Paul McCartneyborn 1942The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics (1969), p. 107
John McEnroeborn 1959On losing to Tim Mayotte in the Ebel US Pro Indoor Championships, NY Times (February 9, 1987)The specialist is one who never makes small mistakes while moving towards the grand fallacy.
Marshall McLuhan1911–1980Understanding Media (1964) (p. 154)
Golda Meir1898–1978At a dinner honoring West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, as reported in The New York Times (11 June 1973, p. 3)Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth
Self-respect — The secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.
H. L. Mencken1880–1956A Mencken Chrestomathy (1949)
