82 quotes found
Comedian · American · 1890–1977
American comedian (1890–1977)
“Humor is reason gone mad.”
“Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.”
“Room service? Send up a larger room."]”
“I intend to live forever, or die trying.”
“The only real laughter comes from despair.”
“Alimony is like buying hay for a dead horse.”
“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happ...”
“Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.”
“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.”
“Some people claim that marriage interferes with romance. There's no doubt about it. Anytime you have a romance, your wife is bound to interfere.”
“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
“When you're in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun'.”
“From the moment I picked up your book until I put it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.”
“I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.”
“I sent the club a wire stating, PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT ME AS A MEMBER.”
“Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well I have others.”
“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I'll never know.”
“If a black cat crosses your path, it signifies that the animal is going somewhere.”
“Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes th...”
“Just give me a comfortable couch, a dog, a good book, and a woman. Then if you can get the dog to go somewhere and read the book, I might have a little fun.”
“Life is a whim of several billion cells to be you for a while”
“I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.”
“Next time I see you, remind me not to talk to you.”