Richard J. Needham
Richard J. Needham
Richard J. Needhamwas a Canadian humour columnist for The Globe and Mail...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionCartoonist
CountryCanada
return normal strikes
The ghastly thing about postal strikes is that after they are over, the service returns to normal.
people
For the first half of your life, people tell you what you should do; for the second half, they tell you what you should have done.
You don't marry one person; you marry three: the person you think they are, the person they are, and the person they are going to become as the result of being.
brutally enjoys possibly quite
The person who is brutally honest enjoys the brutality quite as much as the honesty. Possibly more.
admit difference laugh people weak
Strong people make as many mistakes as weak people. Difference is that strong people admit their mistakes, laugh at them, learn from them. That is how they become strong.
numbers people employment
When people are against profits they're against business; when they're against business, they're against employment; when they're against employment, it's not surprising that a large number of them are unemployed.
birthday men age
The seven ages of man: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills and wills.
beautiful distance eye
People are like birds - from a distance, beautiful: from close up, those sharp beaks, those beady little eyes.
love-is husband-and-wife fever
Love is a fever which marriage puts to bed and cures.
love girl believe
Lovely girls are terribly insecure. They are convinced that their legs are too thick, and their bottoms are too big, and their bosoms are too small. They are conviced that their nose is the wrong shape, that their ears stick out, and that their eyes are too close together. They need a man who will tell them they are exactly right as they are. They do not believe him, but they need to hear it said.
prayer our-prayers
God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them.
drug voters politician
Power is a drug on which the politicians are hooked. They buy it from the voters, using the voters' own money.
prayer praying speak
If you would have God hear you when you pray, you must hear him when he speaks.
love strong fall
Every woman needs one man in her life who is strong and responsible. Given this security, she can proceed to do what she really wants to do-fall in love with men who are weak and irresponsible.