Russell Baker Quotes about Funny

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Life is always walking up to us and saying, "Come on in, the living's fine," and what do we do? Back off and take its picture.

Funny, Life, Seize The Day

The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist.

Inspirational, Funny, Travel

Russell Baker (1965). “All Things Considered”

Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories: those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost.

Funny, Break Up, Work

"The Plot Against People". The New York Times, June 18, 1968.

People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure.

Funny, Sarcastic, People

"The Sport of Counting Each Other Out" in The New York Times, en.wikiquote.org. November 2, 1967.

Is fuel efficiency really what we need most desperately? I say that what we really need is a car that can be shot when it breaks down.

Funny, Science, Car

Russell Baker (1991). “There's a Country in My Cellar”, Avon Books