Creative Quotations from Milton Berle (1908-2002)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Milton Berle
(1908-2002) born on Jul 12

US comedian. "Uncle Miltie dominated early television with "The Milton Berle Show," 1948-56; known for collecting colleagues' jokes."

I just got wonderful news from my real estate agent in Florida. They found land on my property.

A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours.

"We owe a lot to Thomas Edison -- if it wasn't for him, we'd be watching television by candlelight."

"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."

Why are we honoring this man? Have we run out of human beings?

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	"In "A Dictionary of Wit, Wisdom & Satire," by H. V. Prochnow, et al., 1962."
R:	News summaries 1 Jul 54
A:	"In "The Hamlyn Pocket Dictionary of Quotations," by Jonathan Hunt, 1979."
N:	"In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
K:	At a Howard Cosell roast.