Writing·Reading, Mark Twain

I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.

- Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Duh..., Frank Rizzo

The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It's only the people who make them unsafe.

- Frank Rizzo (1920-1991), ex-police chief and mayor of Philadelphia

Duh..., Marion Barry

Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.

- Marion Barry (1936- ), Mayor, Washington, D.C.

Appearance, Al Gore

Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look like your passport photo.

- Al Gore (1948- ), U.S. Vice President

Life, Charlie Brown

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Why me?"
Then a voice answers, "Nothing personal... your name just happened to come up."

- Charlie Brown (13 Nov 93)

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http://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1993/11/13/

A boy and the doorbell

A man walking down the street noticed a small boy trying to reach the doorbell of a house. Even when he jumped up, he couldn't quite reach it.The man decided to help the boy, walked up on to the porch and pushed the doorbell.

He looked down at the boy, smiled and asked, "What now?"

The boy answered, "Now we run like crazy!"

Humor, Anthony Burgess

Laugh and the world laughs with you. Snore and you sleep alone.

- Anthony Burgess (1917-1993)