Red Skelton

Vaudeville Comedian American 1913 – 1997

Created memorable character personas and pioneered television comedy sketches.

376 quotes

"I have so much respect for people who do their best."
"Life is full of surprises, and not all of them are pleasant."
Life
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically."
Education
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"Success is waking up in the morning and doing what you love."
Success
"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable."
Truth
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
Hope
"Adventure begins where the road ends."
Adventure
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that people can change their lives by changing their minds."
Change
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."
Courage
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life."
Time
"The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on."
Courage
"Keep your sense of humor; it's your best friend."
Humor
"I regret that I have but one life to live for my country."
"The person who is willing to laugh at themselves will never cease to be amused"
Humor
"Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution"
Kindness
"If your children look up to you, you've made a success of life's biggest job"
Family
"The wages of sin are death, but after taxes, it's just a tired feeling"
Humor
"Laughter is the best medicine, unless you're diabetic, then insulin comes pretty high on the list"
Humor
"You can't be funny if you don't have the courage to fail"
Courage
"The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook"
Humor
"Advertisers are the men who make the wheels of industry turn; they also make people dizzy"
"Education is the most powerful tool we have to change the world"
Education
"I love you more than I can say, words just aren't adequate"
Love
"The secret of staying young is to find a mind that stays young"
"A smile is the same in every language"
Kindness
"Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out of it alive"
Humor
"The greatest treasures are the connections we make with one another"
Friendship
"Music has the power to touch the soul in ways words never can"
Music
"Live each day as if it were your last, because one day it will be"
Life