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I have often said in answer to inquiries as to how I got away with kidding some of our public men, that it was because I liked all of them personally, and that if there was no malice in your heart there could be none in

I have often said in answer to inquiries as to how I got away with kidding some of our public men, that it was because I liked all of them personally, and that if there was no malice in your heart there could be none in your "Gags", and I have always said I never met a man I dident like.

Will Rogers
Inspirational, Heart, Men
Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling (1988). “The Will Rogers scrapbook”, Random House Value Publishing

How is the government going to get the extra taxes? Out of the rich, or just out of the poor, as usual?

Will Rogers
Government, America, Usual
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.99, Rowman & Littlefield

Shrewdness in public life all over the world is always honored, while honesty in public men is generally attributed to dumbness and is seldom rewarded.

Will Rogers
Honesty, Men, World
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.79, Rowman & Littlefield

It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so.

Will Rogers
Life, Knowledge, Giving

We are sure living in a peculiar time. You get morefor not working than you will for working, and morefor not raising a hog than for raising it.

Will Rogers
Peculiar, Welfare, Hog

I'll bet you the time ain't far off when a woman won't know any more than a man.

Will Rogers
Men, Knows
Will Rogers (1980). “Will Rogers' Weekly Articles: The Harding”

It's the fellow who knows when to quit that the audience wants more of.

Will Rogers
Want, Quitting, Audience

I know things are going to get better in spite of both sides. Then when things do get better, then you'll hear the yell that will go up. The Democrats will swear that recovery was due to them. Now the Republicans, they'll say it was due to them. Nobody wanted to claim the credit for the country blowing up, but wait until it starts picking up and they'll both be on it then. See?

Will Rogers
Country, Recovery, Waiting

We had a great lunch. Senator Capper paid for it. The Republican pays, as usual. And everything that the Democrats are doin' now, the Republicans pay for it. Everybody asks me, "Will, how long is this going to go on, spending all this money and everything going like this?" I says, "Well, it will go on just as long as the Republicans has got any money. That's all I know about it."

Will Rogers
Lunch, Long, Usual

Originality will be rewarded in any line.

Will Rogers
Lines, Originality
Will Rogers, James Smallwood, Steven K. Gragert (1980). “Will Rogers' Weekly Articles: The Harding”

Every time we have an election, we get in worse men and the country keeps right on going. Times have proven only one thing and that is you can't ruin this country even with politics.

Will Rogers
Country, Men, Politics
Will Rogers (1981). “Will Rogers' Weekly Articles: The Coolidge Years, 1927-1929”

More men have been elected between Sundown and Sunup than ever were elected between Sunup and Sundown.

Will Rogers
Men, Political, Politics
The Illiterate Digest "Mr. Ford and Other Political Self-Starters" (1924)

There is no credit to being a comedian, when you have the whole Government working for you. All you have to do is report the facts. I dont even have to exaggerate.

Will Rogers
Government, Comedian, Credit
Saturday Review, August 25, 1962.

Well, another senator rose and said {as they always do} 'Does the gentleman yield?' They always say that - least they call each other 'gentleman' in there. But the tone they put on the word, it would sound more appropriate if they came right out and said 'Would the coyote from Maine yield?' 'cause that's about the way it sounds. Well, then, the other senator says 'I yield' (for if he don't the other guy'll keep on talking anyhow). So the coyote from Maine says 'I yield to...the polecat from Oregon!'

Will Rogers
Oregon, Yield, Talking

You have a wonderful organization. I understand you have ten thousand here. And if you count the ones in the various federal prisons, it brings your total membership up to around thirty thousand.

Will Rogers
Business, Organization, Membership

We live in an age of 'urge'. We do nothing till somebody shoves us.

Will Rogers
Inspirational, Age, Urges
Will Rogers (1978). “Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams: The Coolidge years, 1926-1929”, Will Rogers Heritage Trust

This thing about getting rid of a man in the Cabinet is all right, but there is one bad feature to it that few people realize. That is, that unfortunately every one of them is replaced by someone else. If it wasn't for that, this resignation business would be great.

Will Rogers
Men, People, Would Be

Lord, the money we do spend on Government and it's not one bit better than the government we got for one-third the money twenty years ago.

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

I read about eight newspapers in a day. When I'm in a town with only one newspaper, I read it eight times.

Will Rogers
Eight, Towns, Newspapers

If you don't have malice in our heart, it doesn't come across harsh.

Will Rogers
Heart, Harsh, Malice

We don't know what we want, but we are ready to bite somebody to get it

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

The nation is prosperous on the whole, but how much prosperity is there in a hole?

Will Rogers
Debt, Prosperity, Holes

A man who dies without adequate life insurance should have to come back and see the mess he created.

Will Rogers
Men, Should Have, Adequate

You know, women always could endure more than men. Not only physically, but mentally - did you ever get a peek at some of the husbands?

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

We are the only nation in the world that waits till we get into a war before we start getting ready for it.

Will Rogers
Peace, War, America
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.19, Rowman & Littlefield

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