Top 7 Quotes by Henry F. Ashurst

Silence is the best substitute for brains ever invented.

Silence is the best substitute for brains ever invented.

Silence, Brain, Substitutes

Politics is like roller skating. You go partly where you want to go, and partly where the damn things take you.

Skating, Politics, Want

It is still an open question as to whether mankind or insects shall ultimately inherit the earth. It is my opinion that mankind ... has about a 50-50 chance...

Henry F. Ashurst

Earth, Chance, Opinion

"The Silver-Tongued Sunbeam". Time, August 7, 1939.

A speech is entertaining only when serenely detached from all information.

Henry F. Ashurst

Speech, Information, Entertaining

"The Silver-Tongued Sunbeam". Time, August 7, 1939.

I could throw 56-pound words clear across the Grand Canyon. As a matter of course, I went into politics.

Henry F. Ashurst

Matter, Pounds, Canyons

"The Silver-Tongued Sunbeam". Time, June 8, 1962.

When I have to choose between voting for the people or the special interests, I always stick with the special interests. They remember. The people forget.

Henry F. Ashurst

People, Political, Voting