Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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W.C. Fields Quotes Click here for W.C. Fields books Man on the Flying Trapeze: The Life and Times of W. C. Fields "Comedy is a serious business. A serious business with only one purpose— to make people laugh." "Here lies W. C. Fields. I would rather be living in Philadelphia." "Last week I went to Philadelphia, but it was closed." "I never wanted to be an actor, I wanted to be a drunk. Now I'm neither, but nobody can tell the difference." "Never give a sucker an even break." "I never voted for anybody. I always voted against." "All the men in my family were bearded, and most of the women." "Christmas at my house is always at least six or seven times more pleasant than anywhere else. We start drinking early. And while everyone else is seeing only one Santa Claus, we'll be seeing six or seven." "Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people." "I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally." "I believe in tying the marriage knot, as long as it's around the woman's neck." "I have been in the entertainment business some forty-three years, and I have never said anything detrimental or anything that might be construed as belittling any race or religion. I would be a sucker to do so because you can't insult the customers." "I've been barbecued, stewed, screwed, tattooed, and fried by people claiming to be my friends. The human race has gone backward, not forward, since the days we were apes swinging through the trees." "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it." "Some things are better than sex, and some are worse, but there's nothing exactly like it." "Start every day with a smile and get it over with." "There's not a man in America who at one time or another hasn't had a secret desire to boot a child in the ass." "When life hands you lemons, make whisky sours." |
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