“It may sound terrible, but I often say that the military saved me from a conventional life in the United States and I've never really thanked them for it, because I haven't exactly been pro-military in my work.” MayStatesSoundUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryHavensTerribleSavedConventionalConventional Life Author:Robert Jay Lifton
“The birth certificate of the royal baby lists her parents' occupations as being 'the prince and princess of the United Kingdom.' It says that under occupation, which I guess sounds better than 'unemployed.'” ParentSoundUnitedBabyBirthListsKingdomsOccupationPrincessRoyalUnemployedCertificatesUnited KingdomBirth Certificate Author:Conan O'Brien
“The [Libyan] rebels this week kind of hinted to the United States that they could use a little help. Right. Like, America would just blunder around the Middle East killing people without all the facts. That doesn't sound like the America I know.” PeopleKnowsKindLittlesStatesFactsHelpingUseAmericaSoundUnitedUnited StatesWeekMiddleKillingEastRebelMiddle EastBlundersLittle Help Author:Bill Maher
“[On the United States:] A nation which does not appreciate that the simple elocution exercise 'Merry Mary married hairy Harry' contains not one but three vowel sounds.” DoeStatesThreeLanguageNationsSoundSimpleUnitedUnited StatesExerciseMarriedAppreciateMaryMerryVowelsElocution Author:Jessica Mitford
“There is a sound reason why one and a half billion dollars are spent for cosmetics in your country every year, and only half that sum for education: There are no naturally pretty girls in the United States.” YearsCountryStatesReasonGirlSoundUnitedHalfBeautyUnited StatesDollarsAppearanceBillionsReason WhyCosmeticsPretty Girl Book:Anything But Love: A Complete Digest of the Rules of Feminine Behavior from Birth to Death ... Source: Anything But Love: A Complete Digest of the Rules of Feminine Behavior from Birth to Death ...