| "When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained." »Edward R. Murrow |
| "Jesus Alou is in the on-deck circus." »Jerry Coleman |
| "I have become rather like King Midas, except that everything turns not into gold but into a circus." »Albert Einstein |
| "To me, clowns aren't funny. In fact, they're kinda scary. I've wondered where this started, and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus and a clown killed my dad." »Jack Handey Deep Thoughts |
| "I remember how, in college, I got that part-time job as a circus clown, and how the children would laugh and laugh at me. I vowed, then and there, that I would get revenge." »Jack Handey Deep Thoughts |
| "Happiness is not a circus clown rolling around in a big tractor tire so that his arms and legs form 'spokes.' Happiness is when he stops." »Jack Handey Deep Thoughts |
| "Half circus and half Supreme Court." »James Barrett Scotty Reston |
| "If you're a circus clown, and you have a dog that you use in your act, I don't think it's a good idea to also dress the dog up like a clown, because people see that and they think, 'Forgive me, but that's just too much.'" »Jack Handey Deep Thoughts |
| "When people say that the desert is lifeless, it just makes me want to grab them by the collar and yell, 'Why you stupid, stupid bastard' Then I drive them out into the desert to where the circus is, and point out the many forms of zebra and clown life." »Jack Handey Deep Thoughts |
| BTW, Why won't you become an editor? |