Paula Poundstone Quotes

"Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they're looking for ideas."
-Paula Poundstone in Children quotes.

"I don't have a bank account, because I don't know my mother's maiden name."
-Paula Poundstone

"The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an ax-murderer."
-Paula Poundstone in Animals quotes.

"It is the best part of the night. The classic (interactive) lines are 'Where are you from? What do you do for a living?' I almost always get something interesting."
-Paula Poundstone

"They say that the wages of sin is death. But after taxes its just a tired feeling really."
-Paula Poundstone

"I like to work on New Year's Eve. It has a nice spirit; a nice feel about it. If you are all about the 'year-end' thing at all, then laughing with fellow human beings is a great way to start the new year."
-Paula Poundstone

"I think that's why they have so many relgious freaks in the airports...they even keep the flowers behind the counter 'Go, go my children...be fruitful and annoy.""
-Paula Poundstone

"The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling."
-Paula Poundstone

"I'll probably never have children because I don't believe in touching people for any reason."
-Paula Poundstone