Will Rogers
Will Rogers
William Penn Adair "Will" Rogerswas an American cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, newspaper columnist, social commentator, and stage and motion picture actor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth4 November 1879
CountryUnited States of America
smart two office
... while the Republicans are smart enough to make money, the Democrats are smart enough to get in office every two or three times a century and take it away from 'em.
hurt law political
And the thing about my jokes is, they don't hurt anybody. You can take 'em or leave 'em - you can say they're funny or they're terrible or they're good, or whatever, but you can just pass 'em by. But with Congress, every time they make a joke, it's a law! And every time they make a law, it's a joke!
men pay income
Our financial ills will never be settled till you fix it so every man will pay an income tax on what he earns, be it a farm, grocery store or municipal or government bonds.
knowledge way ems
We know lots of things we didn't use to know but we don't know any way to prevent 'em from happening.
way ends ifs
If you let women have their way, you will generally get even with them in the end.
watches looks gone
There is one thing about Englishmen, they won't fix anything till it's just about totally ruined. You couldn't get the English to fix anything at the start. No! They like to sit and watch it grow worse. Then, when it just looks like the whole thing has gone up Salt Creek, why, the English jump in and rescue it.
men libertarian socialism
Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true.
funny humor cowboy
Never slap a man who is chewing tobacco.
men ignorant different
Every man is ignorant - just on different subjects.
politics trouble stamps
Course, that's the trouble with politics, it breeds politics! So that makes it pretty hard to stamp out.
inflation
Invest in inflation. It is the only thing going up.
wisdom trying formulas
There is one guaranteed formula for failure, and that is to try to please everyone.
husband women endure
You know, women always could endure more than men. Not only physically, but mentally - did you ever get a peek at some of the husbands?
running country comedian
Will Rogers used to say he wouldn't run for president no matter how badly the country needed a comedian.