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Quotes by Humorist

"The only thing worse than an active conscience is one that's retroactive."

"One often learns more from ten days of agony than from ten years of contentment."

"One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency."

"The trouble with being a hypochondriac these days is that antibiotics have cured all the good diseases."

"Live so that your friends can defend you but never have to."

"We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can."

"People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done."

"When the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer."

"From my earliest days I have enjoyed an attractive impediment in my speech. I have never permitted the use of the word stammer. I can't say it myself."

"His insomnia was so bad, he couldn't sleep during office hours."

"What the country needs are a few labor-making inventions."

"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit."

"We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic."

"Saying what we think gives a wider range of conversation than saying what we know."

"One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency."

"The news of any politician's death should be listed under "Public Improvements.""

"There are people who can talk sensibly about a controversial issue; they're called humorists."

"Behind every successful man you'll find a woman who has nothing to wear."

"In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are."
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