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Funny quotes by famous people….?

April 17th, 2010 11 comments

Star if you like….

"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing – but none of them serious."
– Alan Minter, Boxer

"How to store your baby walker: First, remove baby."
– Anonymous Manufacturer

"This is no longer a slum neighborhood. I haven’t heard of a Cubs fan being shot in a long time."
– Anonymous Wrigley Field Neighbor, Chicago, IL

"During the scrimmage, Tarkanian paced the sideline with his hands in his pockets while biting his nails."
– AP report describing Fresno State basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian

"You guys line up alphabetically by height."
– Bill Peterson, Florida State football coach

"Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl."
– Bill Peterson, football coach

"I get to go to lots of overseas places, like Canada."
– Britney Spears, Pop Singer

"It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago"
– Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice-President

"It’s time for the human race to enter the solar system!"
– Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President on the concept of a manned mission to Mars

"I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix."
– Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President

"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer."
– David Acfield

"We don’t like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out."
– Decca Records Rejecting the Beatles, in 1962

"The doctors X-rayed my head and found nothing."
– Dizzy Dean explaining how he felt after being hit on the head by a ball in the 1934 World Series.

"The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It’s only the people who make them unsafe."
– Frank Rizzo, ex-police chief and mayor of Philadelphia.

"I have opinions of my own –strong opinions– but I don’t always agree with them."
– George Bush, former U.S. President

"It is white."
– George W. Bush, when asked what the White house was like by a student in East London

"If it weren’t for electricity we’d all be watching television by candlelight."
– George Gobel

These are pretty good. Especially the TV by candlelight one.