Humorous Sayings

189 sayings found from the Modern era from 189 authors

He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap.

— Ataturk (Mustafa Kemal) c. 1926-1927
Life & Aging

There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
General

We are concerned here with either real traitors or complete imbeciles. But imbecility, raised to this level, is equal to treason.

— Leon Trotsky Unknown
General

I have concluded – maybe a little late – that speeches must be short.

— Fidel Castro 2000
Self-Deprecating

The negro has maintained his racial purity by his well known habit of avoiding baths.

— Che Guevara Early 1950s
General

You will kill ten of our men for every one we kill of yours. But even at those odds, you will lose and we will win.

— Ho Chi Minh Unknown
General

I can certainly read it. I am a literate person.

— Jawaharlal Nehru 1936
Self-Deprecating

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.

— Woodrow Wilson Unknown
General

Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes.

— Harry Truman Unknown
General

A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.

— Dwight Eisenhower Unknown
General

The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.

— Charles de Gaulle Unknown
Self-Deprecating

A nation of spaghetti eaters cannot restore Roman civilization!

— Benito Mussolini Unknown
Food & Drink

We view them like donkeys. They don't care. They accept it with love.

— David Ben-Gurion Undated, but likely 1950s-1960s.
Relationships

Don't be so humble, you're not that great.

— Golda Meir Undated
Food & Drink

To understand is difficult; to act is easy.

— Sun Yat-sen 1944 (as quoted)
General

I go walking, and the hills loom above me, range upon range, one against the other. I cannot tell where one begins and another leaves off.

— Chiang Kai-shek Undated
General

It was not clear to me that our course was unjustified.

— Emperor Hirohito Post-WWII
General

We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?

— Haile Selassie Undated
Work & Money

If by their fruits we shall know them, they must first grow the fruits.

— Kwame Nkrumah Undated
General

I don't trust a man who wears a tie; it's like he's hiding something!

— Julius Nyerere Approx. 1970s
Self-Deprecating
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