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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I never lack material for my humor column when Congress is in session.
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Commodities are a great investment during an inflationary period because increases in the price of raw materials reflect the rising costs of goods.
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Research has shown that it's extremely unusual to find more than one infected animal in a herd, especially in a country where the disease has as low a prevalence as it does in the U.S.. Plus there are food safety measures taken at the time of slaughter that are designed to prevent potentially contaminated material from entering the food chain.
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There has to be policies about that, about what materials we use and so on.
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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.
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The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office
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The whole thing about the women is, they lust to be misunderstood
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An economist is a man that can tell you . . . what can happen under any given condition, and his guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's too.
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Everything is funny as long as it is happening to someone else
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Say as little as possible while appearing to be awake.
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Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.
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We do not know what we want, but we are ready to bite somebody to get it
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Broad-minded is just another way of saying a fellow's too lazy to form an opinion