Top 25 Quotes by Will Rogers of 709 - Page 28

Conferences are just like the poor and the Democrats, they will always be with us.

Conferences are just like the poor and the Democrats, they will always be with us.

Government, Poor, Democrat

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.110, Rowman & Littlefield

They call it the Latin Quarter because nobody there is Latin and nobody has a quarter.

Will Rogers

Latin, Quarters

Where I come from, they won't let me play with this rope. They think I might hurt myself.

Will Rogers

Funny, Hurt, Humor

I wonder if it isn't just cowardice instead of generosity that makes us give tips.

Will Rogers

Generosity, Giving, Charity

You can't tell what a man is like or what he is thinking when you are looking at him. You must get around behind him and see what he has been looking at.

Will Rogers

Men, Thinking, Behinds

Democrats always were a cheap lot. They never had much money to operate on.... They would rather make a speech than a dollar. They cultivate their voice instead of their finances.

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Voice, Dollars, Speech

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

Here is my Farm Relief bill: Every time a Southerner plants nothing on his farm but cotton year after year, and the Northerner nothing but wheat or corn, why, take a hammer and hit him twice right between the eyes. You may dent your hammer, but it will do more real good than all the bills you can pass in a year.

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Real, Eye, Years

Will Rogers (1978). “Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams”

In Washington, one man could do what ten of them do. Things kinder run themselves, anyhow.

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Running, Men, Political

Every land or property owner in America would be tickled to death to pay 45 per cent of his profits, if he didn't have to pay anything if he didn't make it.

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Real, Land, America

Will Rogers (1979). “Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams: The Hoover years, 1931-1933”, Will Rogers Heritage Trust

Say, did you read what this writer just dug up in George Washington's diary? I was so ashamed I sat up all night reading it.

Will Rogers

Reading, Night, Diaries

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

I bet you, if I had met Trotsky, and had had a chat with him, I would have found him a very interesting and human fellow, for I have never yet met a man I didn't like.

Will Rogers

Men, America, Interesting

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.191, Rowman & Littlefield

In Washington, one man could do what ten of them do. There could be only a quarter or a third as many congressmen or senators, and we would pick better ones then. But it's the system that we have always used, and there is no use getting all overcome with perspiration over it. Things kinder run themselves, anyhow.

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Running, Men, Overcoming

Will Rogers used to say he wouldn't run for president no matter how badly the country needed a comedian.

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Running, Country, Comedian

Polo, racing and horse shows all are doing great work to help the farmer and rancher to raise better horses.

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Horse, Racing, Farmers And Ranchers

Will Rogers (1979). “Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams: The Hoover years, 1931-1933”, Will Rogers Heritage Trust

Local conservation programs can help our communities shape thoughtful growth.

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Thoughtful, Community, Growth

Say did you read in the papers about a bunch of Women up in British Columbia as a protest against high taxes, sit out in the open naked, and they wouldent put their clothes on? The authorities finally turned a Sprayer that you use on trees, on 'em. That may lead into quite a thing. Woman comes into the tax office nude, saying I won't pay. Well they can't search her and get anything. It sounds great. How far is it to British Columbia?

Will Rogers

Clothes, Office, Tree

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

If any of us had a child that we thought was as bad as we know we are, we would have cause to start to worry.

Will Rogers

Children, Worry, Causes

Will Rogers, James Smallwood (1981). “Will Rogers' Weekly Articles: The Hoover Years, 1929-1931”

Congress knew Coolidge would veto the farm bill. There was more politics than relief in that bill.

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Agriculture, Relief, Bills

Just been talking today out here to all the Senators investigating these stock swindles and overcapitalizations. There has been hundreds of millions lost. There ought to be some form of guardianship for people that buy all this junk. Education won't do it. The buyers are the ones we have educated up till they are just smart enough to fall for everything that comes along.

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Business, Smart, Fall

One thing I will say about the Germans, they are always perfectly willing to give somebody's land to somebody else

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Inspirational, Land, Giving

If you want to know how a man stands, go among the people who are in his same business.

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Men, People, Want

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

I see where they are going to be more strict with these robbers; when they catch 'em from now on, they're going to publish their names.

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Names, America, Ems

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.23, Rowman & Littlefield

Hurray! Congress is to adjourn! Only four more days of Congressional burglary on the Treasury!

Will Rogers

Government, Four, 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.66, Rowman & Littlefield

Coolidge has the best idea on this farm relief. He said, 'Farmers, you are in a hole. I can't help you, but I will get in with you.' He did. That made it fine so the farmers were satisfied as long as Coolidge was going to get in with them.

Will Rogers

Ideas, Agriculture, Long

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