Will Rogers

"Everybody is ignorant only on different subjects."

"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary."

"Talk is cheap, but it takes money to buy whisky."

"A man only learns by two things; one is reading, and the other is association with smarter people."

"I have always been afraid of banks. They are great, but we do not need to stand in awe of them."

"You can't say civilization don't advance because in every war they kill you a new way."

"A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the police search you."

"When you discover you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to right the wrongs you've committed."

"Nobody wants his humble opinion."

"The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other."

"Personally, I don't think you can make a lawyer honest by an act of legislature. You've got to work on his conscience."

"There is nothing so stupid as an educated man, if you get him off the thing he was educated in."

"The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too."

"Lettin the cat outa the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin it back in."

"If you are looking for faults, find plenty; if you are looking for good, find that in abundance."

"Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important."

"The man with the best job in the country is the Vice President. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the President?'"

"There is nothing as important as good health except good character."

"We are getting a little tired of these birds that come over here and tell us how to live our lives."

"I tell you folks, all politics is applesauce."

"This country has gotten where it is in spite of politics, not by the aid of it."

"Politicians are always talking about the value of the common man, but they never seem to leave office as common as they were when they entered."

"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."

"The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."

"Here is the secret of permanent success: do more than you are paid to do."

"When someone else is willing to give you money to help you do it, you've got something worthwhile."

"The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them."

"We can make this world a better place if we just think a little."

"A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody."

"I guess the truth can hurt you just as bad as a lie, but it don't last as long."