The Listener

Quips & Quotes: December 7, 2013

Issue 3839 28th Nov 2013

“Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” – John F Kennedy.

Issue 3838 21st Nov 2013

“A party without cake is just a meeting.” – Julia Childs.

Issue 3837 14th Nov 2013

“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.” – Jim Carrey.

Issue 3836 7th Nov 2013

“British scientists are saying King Tut died in a chariot accident. I think he was texting.” – Conan O’Brien.

Issue 3835 31st Oct 2013

“New ‘Do Not Kill’ Registry to Allow Americans to Opt Out of Being Murdered – headline in the Onion.

Issue 3834 24th Oct 2013

“Somewhere Bob Jones is saying, ‘Smithers, print out this “Twitter” and set fire to it. Excellent.’” – Vaughan Davis on Twitter.

Issue 3833 17th Oct 2013

“Sex appeal is 50 per cent what you’ve got and 50 per cent what people think you’ve got.” – Sophia Loren.

Issue 3832 10th Oct 2013

“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realise I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin

Issue 3831 3rd Oct 2013

“If you swim in the same pool as a homeopath do you get their qualifications?” – Raybon Kan on Twitter.

Issue 3830 26th Sep 2013

“It’s a lot of money blown on yachting when it could be blown on the arts.” – Campbell Live vox pop