Will Rogers quotes - page 10

Just because it's common sense, doesn't mean it's common practice. (Will Rogers)
I like to hear a man talk about himself because then I never hear anything, but good. View quote
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We don't give our criminals much punishment, but we sure give 'em plenty of publicity. View quote
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You know you've got to exercise your brain just like your muscles. View quote
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I can remember way back when a liberal was one who was generous with his own money. View quote
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The best way to make a fire with two sticks is to make sure one of them is a match. View quote
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No nation ever had two better friends than we have. You know who they are The Atlantic and Pacific oceans. View quote
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What would we say if the Chinese sent a gunboat with their marines up the Mississippi River claiming they were protecting their laundries in Memphis. View quote
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There's no way in the world you're going to make a political party respectable unless you keep it out of office. View quote
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It costs ten times more to govern that it used to, and we are not governed one-tenth as good. View quote
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You never know how much a man can't remember until he is called as a witness. (Will Rogers)
People don't change under governments. Governments change. People remain the same. View quote
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One of the evils of democracy is, you have to put up with the man you elect whether you want him or not. View quote
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The business of government is to keep the government out of business - that is, unless business needs government aid. View quote
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I maintain that it should cost as much to get married as to get divorced. Make it look like marriage is worth as much as divorce, even if it ain't. View quote
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People want just taxes more than they want lower taxes. They want to know that every man is paying his proportionate share according to his wealth. View quote
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The Democrats and Republicans are equally corrupt -- it's only in the amount where the Republicans excel. View quote
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Politicians, after all, are not over a year behind public opinion. View quote
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Outside of traffic, there is nothing that has held this country back as much as committees. View quote
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You politicians have got to look further ahead you always got a Putter in your hands, when you ought to have a Driver. View quote
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A fanatic is always the fellow on the opposite side. (Will Rogers)
Live your life so that whenever you lose, you are ahead. View quote
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I would rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it. View quote
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Old Hollywood is just like a desert water in Africa. Hang around long enough and every kind of animal in the world will drift in for refreshments. View quote
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My forefather didn't come over on the Mayflower, but they were there to meet the boat. View quote
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