(785 quotes found)
“Scientists tell us that the fastest animal on earth, with a top speed of 120 feet per second, is a cow that has been dropped out of a helicopter.”
Dave Barry
“Carpe per diem-seize the check.”
Robin Williams
“For many years the National Pretend Speed Limit was fifty-five miles per hour (metric equivalent: 378 kilograms per hectare.)”
“He that sells upon Credit, expects to lose 5 per Cent. by bad Debts; therefore he charges, on all he sells upon Credit, an Advance that shall make up that Deficiency.”
Benjamin Franklin
“Even though the U.S. spends twice as much per person as any other developed country on health care, the U.S. is the only developed country that fails to provide universal coverage for all its citizens.”
Carole Simpson
“I have only been funny about seventy four per cent of the time. Yes I think that is right. Seventy-four per cent of the time.”
Will Ferrell
“I'm "very disappointed that we missed our (earnings per share) growth target this quarter due to the confluence of a number of issues that we now understand and are urgently addressing. I accept full responsibility for the shortfall.”
Carly Fiorina
“A good writer is not, per se, a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a good bartender.”
Jim Bishop
“We willingly pay 30,000 - 40,000 fatalities per year for the advantages of individual transportation by automobile”
John von Neumann
“It's hard to say, but we've estimated an overall drop of about 20 to 25 per cent on our total sales.”
Paul Shoucair
