Eddie Cantor

Vaudeville Comedian American 1892 – 1964

Vaudeville legend and recording artist known for slapstick and singing.

373 quotes

"Health is wealth."
Health
"Adventure enriches the soul."
Adventure
"Imagination creates reality."
Imagination
"Technology evolves, but humanity remains."
Technology
"History repeats for those who ignore it."
History
"Philosophy questions the meaning of existence."
Philosophy
"Literature preserves human experience."
Literature
"Solitude brings clarity."
Solitude
"The secret of life is not to do what you like, but to like what you do."
Happiness
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
"A man's got to take the bitter with the sweet in this life."
Life
"Bankers are just like anybody else, except richer."
Humor
"The most important thing is sincerity; once you can fake that, you've got it made."
Humor
"I've been poor and I've been rich. Rich is better."
Money
"Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get."
Success
"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it."
Motivation
"Comedy is truth exaggerated."
Humor
"An optimist is a fellow who believes a fly without wings is still called a housewife."
Humor
"Times change, but the human heart remains the same."
Time
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
Wisdom
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Work
"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade and find someone whose life gave them vodka."
Humor
"Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed."
Fear
"I've seen the future and it's just like the present, only longer."
Humor
"The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."
Perseverance
"Love is the most beautiful of all the human experiences."
Love
"Character is what you do in the dark."
Truth
"A friend is someone who knows you and likes you anyway."
Friendship
"Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with."
Money
"The greatest wealth is health."
Health