Evan Esar
Evan Esar
Evan Esarwas an American humorist who wrote "Esar's Comic Dictionary" in 1943, "Humorous English" in 1961, and "20,000 Quips and Quotes" in 1968. He is known for quotes like "Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions." He also wrote The Legend of Joe Miller, which was privately printed for members of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco by the Grabhorn Press in 1957...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
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The mint makes it first, it is up to you to make it last.
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Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions.
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A credit card is a convenient device that saves you the trouble of counting your change.
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You are not fully dressed until you wear a smile.
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The best way to spoil a good story is by sticking to the facts.
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Family: A social unit where the father is concerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother with closet space.
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Under dictatorship, the people in prison are always superior to the people who put them there.
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Nothing ages your car as much as the sight of your neighbor's new one.
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Conscience is what makes a boy tell his mother before his sister does.
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The difference between us and other people is that their money looks bigger and their troubles smaller.
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Anger is the feeling that makes your mouth work faster than your mind.
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Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration,and inspiration.
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America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week.
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy - and Jill a rich widow