John Hegley Quotes

John Richard Hegley is an English performance poet, comedian, musician and songwriter.

✵ 1. October 1953
John Hegley photo
John Hegley: 4 quotes0 likes

Famous John Hegley Quotes

“My grandmother used to say
before you moan about the muck on someone else's glasses
make sure you're not on about the muck on your own

her glasses were filthy”

John Hegley

&quot;Grandma&#x27;s glasses&quot; (cf: Matthew 7:3 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Matthew#Chapter_7) <br class="br">Glad To Wear Glasses (1990)

“This winter
I hope you get a splinter
if you make a toboggan
and it is a mahog'un”

John Hegley

"Poem about not using tropical hardwoods because it diminishes the rain forests"
Glad To Wear Glasses (1990)

“In the beginning was the dog
the real name of Jehovah is Rover
Adam's rib is buried in the garden”

John Hegley

"God is dog"
Glad To Wear Glasses (1990)

Similar authors

Henny Youngman photo
Henny Youngman18
American comedian None
Woody Allen photo
Woody Allen229
American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, p… None
Groucho Marx photo
Groucho Marx117
American comedian None
George Carlin photo
George Carlin270
American stand-up comedian None
A.A. Milne photo
A.A. Milne169
British author None
Doris Lessing photo
Doris Lessing94
British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer … None
John Lydon photo
John Lydon22
English singer, songwriter, and musician None
V.S. Naipaul photo
V.S. Naipaul34
Trinidadian-British writer of Indo-Nepalese ancestry None
Bob Marley photo
Bob Marley118
Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician None
David Bowie photo
David Bowie105
British musician, actor, record producer and arranger None