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- The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it.
- Franklin P. Jones
- Part of being sane, is being a little bit crazy.
- Janet Long
- I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room.
- Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
- It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.
- Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
- The secret of life is to appreciate the pleasure of being terribly, terribly deceived.
- Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), A Woman of No Importance, Act 3
- The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
- Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Importance of Being Earnest, 1895, Act I
- Human beings are seventy percent water, and with some the rest is collagen.
- Martin Mull (1943 - )
- Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
- Lily Tomlin (1939 - )
- I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.
- John Cleese (1939 - )
- A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.
- Fred Allen (1894 - 1956)
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