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Will Rogers Quotes - Page 15

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He [Calvin Coolidge] is the first president to discover that what the American people want is to be left alone.

He [Calvin Coolidge] is the first president to discover that what the American people want is to be left alone.

Government, People, President

There ain't nothing that breaks up homes, country and nations like somebody publishing their memoirs

Country, Home, Biographies

Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling, Frances N. Sterling (1993). “Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties”, p.46, Rowman & Littlefield

You know, a Communist's whole life work is based on complaint of how everything is done.... So if they ever get their country running good they will defeat their own cause.

Country, Running, Causes

Will Rogers (1927). “There's Not a Bathing Suit in Russia: & Other Bare Facts”, New York, A. & C. Boni

A senator got up today in Congress and called his fellow senators sons of wild jackasses. Now, if you think the senators were hot, imagine how the jackasses must feel.

Son, Thinking, Hot

I tell you folks, all politics is applesauce.

Politics, Politician, Folks

The Illiterate Digest "Breaking into the Writing Game" (1924)

We are all ignorant. We are just ignorant about different things.

Ignorance, Ignorant, Different

The "Ways & Means Committee" is a committee that's supposed to find the Ways to divide up the Means.

Mean, Politics, Way

Successful colleges will start laying plans for a new stadium; unsuccessful ones will start hunting a new coach

Successful, College, Hunting

If everybody (traded his car for a horse) they would be out of debt in a couple of years. Just think, no gas, no tires, no roads to pay for.

Horse, Couple, Thinking

I will never joke about old soldiers who try to get to reunions to talk over the war again. To talk of old times with old friends is the greatest thing in the world.

War, Old Friends, Soldier

Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling (1995). “Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)”, M Evans & Company

Labor Day, I suppose set by an Act of Congress. Everything we do nowadays is either by, or against, Acts of Congress. How Congress knew anything about Labor is beyond us.

Labor Day, Constitution, Congress

Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling, Frances N. Sterling (1993). “Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties”, p.168, Rowman & Littlefield

I don't know how a lot of these nations existed as long as they have till we could get some of our people around and show 'em how to be good and pure like us.

Long, People, Ems

Take me ham away, take away my eggs, even my Chili, but leave me my newspaper.

Eggs, Ham, Newspapers

Will Rogers, James Smallwood, Steven K. Gragert (1982). “Will Rogers' Weekly Articles: The Harding”

The business of government is to keep the government out of business - that is, unless business needs government aid.

Business, Government, Needs

The deer season just opened. A deer hunter in Ventura Country brought in his first man yesterday.

Country, Men, Yesterday

If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.

Funny, Thinking, Aggravation

I have Indian Blood in me. I have just enough white blood for you to question my honesty!

Honesty, Native American, Blood

If you feel the urge, don't be afraid to go on a wild goose chase. What do you think wild geese are for anyway?

Thinking, Wild Geese, Goes On

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.

Wisdom, Men, America

Will Rogers (1983). “Radio broadcasts of Will Rogers”, Oklahoma State Univ Pr

Funny thing about being a U.S. senator, the only thing the law says you have to be is 30 years old. Not another single requirement. They just figure that a man that old got nobody to blame but himself if he gets caught in there.

Men, Years, Law

There is a tremendous movement on to get lower taxes on earned incomes. Then will come the real problem, 'Who among us on salary are earning our income?'

Real, Salary, Income

Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling (1995). “Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)”, M Evans & Company

I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.

Funny, Sports, Hate

Quoted in Michael HobbsThe Golf Quotation Book (1992).

I was just thinking, if it is really religion with these nudist colonies, they sure must turn atheists in the wintertime.

Atheist, Winter, Thinking

Old Hollywood is just like a desert water in Africa. Hang around long enough and every kind of animal in the world will drift in for refreshments.

Animal, Long, Water

Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling (1995). “Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)”, M Evans & Company

Every guy looks in his pocket and then votes.

Guy, Pockets, Looks

Paula Love, Will Rogers (1972). “The Will Rogers book”, Texian Pr

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