Red Skelton

Vaudeville Comedian American 1913 – 1997

Created memorable character personas and pioneered television comedy sketches.

376 quotes

"Peace comes from within, not from circumstance"
Peace
"Strength is not measured by how hard you hit, but by how you stand back up"
Strength
"The only real failure is the failure to try"
Perseverance
"True wealth is not about money, it's about moments with those you love"
Love
"Wisdom comes from experience, experience comes from mistakes"
Wisdom
"You can't teach a person anything, you can only help them discover it within themselves"
Education
"The secret to life is balance, balance is the secret to everything"
Life
"Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it"
Death
"Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Imagination
"The power to change your life lies within you, always"
Power
"Adventure is not outside man, it is within"
Adventure
"Work is love made visible"
Work
"Solitude is not loneliness, it's a chance to find yourself"
Solitude
"Motivation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going"
Motivation
"Inspiration strikes those who are prepared to receive it"
Inspiration
"Relationships require three things: patience, honesty, and a sense of humor"
Relationships
"Justice is the virtue that rules all virtues"
Justice
"Fear is just a story we tell ourselves about the future"
Fear
"Money is a tool, not a master"
Money
"Beauty is not in the face, beauty is a light in the heart"
Beauty
"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change their life by changing their attitude"
Change
"History repeats itself because people don't learn from it"
History
"Philosophy is the pursuit of wisdom through reason"
Philosophy
"Literature opens doors to worlds we've never imagined"
Literature
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, imagining it where it doesn't exist"
Politics
"War is what happens when words fail"
War
"Technology is a tool, not a replacement for human connection"
Technology
"Science is the systematic study of how things really are"
Science
"The person who reads lives a thousand lives, the person who doesn't lives only one"
Literature
"Grace is God's greatest gift to us, offered freely to all"
Faith