Accountant:
Someone who knows the cost of
everything and the value of nothing.
Auditor:
Someone who arrives after the battle and bayonets all the wounded.
Banker:
A fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining but who
wants it back the minute it begins to rain. (Mark Twain)
Economist:
An expert who will know tomorrow why the
things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today.
Statistician:
Someone who is good with numbers, but lacks
the personality to be an accountant.
Actuary:
Someone who brings a fake bomb on a plane,
because that decreases the chances that there will be another bomb on
the plane. (Laurence J. Peter)
Programmer:
Someone who solves a problem you didn't know you had in a way you don't
understand.
Mathematician:
A blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat which isn't there.
(Charles R. Darwin)
Topologist:
A man who doesn't know the difference between a coffee cup and a
doughnut.
Lawyer:
A person who writes a 10,000 word document and calls it a
"brief." (Franz Kafka)
Psychologist:
A man who watches everyone else when a beautiful girl enters the room.
Professor:
Someone who talks in someone else's sleep.
Schoolteacher:
A disillusioned woman who used to think she liked children.
Consultant:
Someone who takes the watch off your wrist and tells you the time.
Financial Planner:
Someone who has less than 10% of your wealth
but who can show you how to make money.
Diplomat:
Someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will
actually look forward to the journey.
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