Jack Benny

Comedian Violinist American 1894 – 1974

Master of timing and comedic understatement on radio and television.

376 quotes

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift."
Time
"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable."
Truth
"Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit."
Freedom
"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to handle conflict."
Peace
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
Nature
"The beauty of nature is that it washes the human spirit."
Nature
"Art is the lie that makes us realize truth."
Art
"Science is organized knowledge, wisdom is organized life."
Wisdom
"Music is the universal language of mankind."
Music
"Faith is not about what you believe; it's about how you live."
Faith
"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things, but one who gets people to do great things."
Leadership
"A leader is one who knows the way, shows the way, and goes the way."
Leadership
"Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like nobody's watching."
Motivation
"Dreams don't work unless you do."
Dreams
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today."
Inspiration
"Whatever you can do or believe you can do, begin it."
Motivation
"Beauty is not just in the face; it's in everything."
Beauty
"We are all one heartbeat away from being somebody's good old days."
Death
"To live is to choose, but to choose well, you must know who you are."
Life
"The man who moves a mountain begins by moving small stones."
Perseverance
"Gratitude is the healthiest human emotion."
Gratitude
"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
Creativity
"Justice is blind, but mercy is not."
Justice
"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
Patience
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"Strength doesn't come from what you can do, it comes from overcoming the things you thought you couldn't."
Strength
"Fear is the mind-killer. Face it and it disappears."
Fear
"The only power you have is the power to choose."
Power
"Money is a means, not an end."
Money
"Health is the greatest wealth."
Health