“I didn't go to Harvard or Princeton, but I can count - the defunding box canyon is a tactic that will fail and weaken our position.” I CanFailingPositionBoxesTacticsHarvardCanyonsPrinceton Author:Bob Corker
“Homes and buildings, many of which are old and drafty, eat up 40 percent of the energy America uses. Such inefficiencies perpetuate our reliance on foreign oil, imperiling our national security and increasing our contribution to climate change.” UseHomeAmericaEnergySecurityBuildingPercentClimateClimate ChangeOilContributionNational SecurityRelianceInefficiencyForeign Oil Author:Peter Welch
“Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels.” DifferentLevelsCarCrimeParksDifferent LevelsCar Parks Author:Tim Vine
“I was reading a book... 'the history of glue' - I couldn't put it down.” BookReadingGlueSniffing Glue Author:Tim Vine
“Ive decided to sell my Hoover… well, it was just collecting dust.” WellsDecidedSellsDustCollectingHoover Author:Tim Vine
“People ask 'do you make a conscious effort not to swear?' - if you're doing silly stuff you're not tempted to put swearing in. All the comics from my childhood, who were funny without swearing, were the people that influenced me. What I do is quite traditional anyway.” PeopleIfsAsksStuffEffortChildhoodConsciousSillyTraditionalSwearTemptedSwearingSilly Stuff Author:Tim Vine
“With silly stuff, it's seventy-five percent confidence. I always tell people that it's because I'm nervous about getting that next laugh and I need to hear it. I always want to condense a joke” PeopleWantNeedsNextStuffLaughingFiveConfidenceJokesPercentSillyNervousSeventiesSilly Stuff Author:Tim Vine
“I took part in the sun-tanning Olympics – I just got bronze.” SunOlympicsBronzeTanning Author:Tim Vine
“My friend told me he was going to a fancy-dress party as an Italian island. I said: 'Don’t be Sicily’.” SaidPartyMy FriendsDressesIslandsFancyItalian Author:Tim Vine
“Nobody will ever know I existed. Nothing to leave behind me. Nothing to pass on. Nobody to mourn me. That's the bitterest blow of all.” KnowsBehindsBlowMourn Author:Tony Hancock