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“Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.”

Life Depends Humorous Philosophical Worth Living Liver Life Worth Living Life Is Worth Living

Author:William James

“A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.”

“Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explains why we have so many stupid leaders.”

Doe Funny Success Energy Business Leader Stupid Fields Depends Humorous Silly Presentation Funny Business

Book:What shall we wear to this party?: The man in the gray flannel suit twenty years before & after

Source: What shall we wear to this party?: The man in the gray flannel suit twenty years before & after

“The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.”

Source: A Wodehouse Bestiary

“Government is like junior high. Your status depends upon whom you're able to persecute.”

Government Able Depends Humorous Sarcastic Juniors Junior High

Book:The Web: An Alex Delaware Novel

Source: The Web: An Alex Delaware Novel

“And yet the motives of women are so inscrutable. You remember the woman at Margate whom I suspected for the same reason. No powder on her nose - that proved to be the correct solution. How can you build on such a quicksand? Their most trivial action may mean volumes, or their most extraordinary conduct may depend upon a hairpin or a curling tongs.”

May Mean Reason Action Remember Depends Solutions Humorous Extraordinary Noses Motive Sarcasm Volume Powder Inscrutable Quicksand

Book:The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Source: The Return of Sherlock Holmes

“I never tell one client that I cannot attend his sales convention because I have a previous engagement with another client; successful polygamy depends upon pretending to each spouse that she is the only pebble on your beach.”

Successful Depends Humorous Advertising Beach Pretending Engagement Conventions Clients Spouse Polygamy Pebbles

Book:Confessions of an advertising man

Source: Confessions of an advertising man

“The humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty story is French. The humorous story depends for its effect upon the manner of the telling;the comic and the witty story upon the matter.”

Matter Stories Humor Effects Depends Humorous Witty Comic

Book:Humorous Stories and Sketches

Source: Humorous Stories and Sketches