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
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My father was one eighth Cherokee and my mother one fourth Cherokee, which I figure makes me about an eighth cigar-store Injun.
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That's one good thing about wars. It takes smarter men to figure out who loses 'em than it does to start 'em.
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When you figure it right down, none of us are in a really essential business but the farmer, and he raises so much that even his business is partly non-essential.
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It was about 5:30 in the morning and we were awakened by the sound of what we figured out was bullets ricocheting off the side of the boat.
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That was something I figured I really knew a lot about, and I was looking forward to having a program where the biggest thing you talked about was maybe the game the night before.
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We have talked about these problems for two years, trying to figure out from all directions how to have full 24-hour coverage for our ambulance services. Now we are giving all the information we have, all the options and figures into the hands of this committee. We'll go with whatever they recommend.
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We came out and pressured in the fourth quarter pretty well, but it's not the kind of pressure we can sustain for four quarters. I think we finally decided in the fourth quarter that the ball did fit in the basket. It took us a long time to figure that out.
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I was surprised, but I figured the kid deserved it. It's not appropriate for today, but when I was in school it was OK.
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It made me play a lot more loose. I figured I already made a joke of myself, so just go out and play. I had nothing to lose.
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And then as I looked around and noticed many other stones, all broken in the same way, I was sickened as I realized that this was an act of vandalism. When I collected myself, I was determined to figure out how to repair the stones, and help the other families repair theirs as well.
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I couldn't figure out if she was a robot or a real person! It's fascinating.
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If everyone thinks one way, it is likely to be wrong. If you can figure out that it is wrong, you are likely to make a lot of money.
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What's the matter with the world? Why, there ain't but one thing wrong with every one of us -- and that's selfishness.
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We changed with the times, so we can't blame the children for just joining the times without even having to change.