--- title: "1 American express Quotes By S. J. Perelman" description: "1 American express quotes by S. J. Perelman. Plus more from S. J. Perelman and more American express sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/s-j-perelman-17797_american-express_this-medal-the-national-book-award-toget_2451212.png" --- > [This medal (the National Book Award) together with my American Express card, will identify me worldwide ... except at Bloomingdale's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/this-medal-the-national-book-award-together-with-my-american-express/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/s-j-perelman-17797_american-express_this-medal-the-national-book-award-toget_2451212.png) ## More by S. J. Perelman > [The fact is that all of us have only one personality, and we wring it out like a dishtowel. You are what you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/the-fact-is-that-all-of-us-have-only-one-personality-and-we-wring-it/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) > [We old roosters must be cautious. Don't try to outwit your arteries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/we-old-roosters-must-be-cautious-don-t-try-to-outwit-your-arteries/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) > [There is something about a home aquarium which sets my teeth on edge the moment I see it. Why anyone would want to live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/there-is-something-about-a-home-aquarium-which-sets-my-teeth-on-edge/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) > [FREEDLEY: Will I feel better after I take it? DR. FITCH (coldly): I, am a physician, Freedley, not an astrologer. If you want a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/freedley-will-i-feel-better-after-i-take-it-dr-fitch-coldly-i-am-a/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) > [A basic ingredient in the manufacture of perfume, the attar-a heavy, pale-yellow oil stored in small metal drums-had been put up as collateral by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/a-basic-ingredient-in-the-manufacture-of-perfume-the-attar-a-heavy/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) > [There are nineteen words in Yiddish that convey gradations of disparagement, from a mild, fluttery helplessness to a state of downright, irreconcilable brutishness. All…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/there-are-nineteen-words-in-yiddish-that-convey-gradations-of/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) > [Fate was dealing from the bottom of the deck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/fate-was-dealing-from-the-bottom-of-the-deck/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) > [Tomatoes and squash never fail to reach maturity. You can spray them with acid, beat them with sticks and burn them; they love it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/tomatoes-and-squash-never-fail-to-reach-maturity-you-can-spray-them/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) > [I tried to resist his overtures, but he plied me with symphonies, quartets, chamber music, and cantatas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/i-tried-to-resist-his-overtures-but-he-plied-me-with-symphonies/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) > [I'm half Scotch-Irish on both sides, and when I lose my temper-brother, I go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/i-m-half-scotch-irish-on-both-sides-and-when-i-lose-my-temper-brother/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) > [I loathe writing. On the other hand I'm a great believer in money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/i-loathe-writing-on-the-other-hand-i-m-a-great-believer-in-money/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) > [English life, while very pleasant, is rather bland. I expected kindness and gentility and I found it, but there is such a thing as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/english-life-while-very-pleasant-is-rather-bland-i-expected-kindness/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) > [Only the scenario writers are exempt. These are tied between the tails of two spirited Caucasian ponies, which are then driven off in opposite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/only-the-scenario-writers-are-exempt-these-are-tied-between-the-tails/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) > [To err is human, to forgive supine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/to-err-is-human-to-forgive-supine/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) > [All right, so call me Miss Cliche of 1960, but the thing about the married ones that always spooks me is how sweet and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-perelman/all-right-so-call-me-miss-cliche-of-1960-but-the-thing-about-the/) [S. J. Perelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-perelman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-express/s-j-perelman/#itemlist", "name": "1 American express Quotes By S. J. 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