Quotes from George Jessel

The human brain is a wonderful organ. It starts to work as soon as you are born and doesn't stop until you get up to deliver a speech.

The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.

This case reminds me of one in which I likened the Plaintiff's case to a colander, because it was so full of holes.

The human brain is a wonderful thing. It starts working the moment you are born, and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.

Marriage is a mistake every man should make.

The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.

A story given in Lillian Hellman's Scoundrel Time. While attending the funeral of Hollywood producer Harry Cohn with a large number of mourners a friend said to George Jessel - I never saw such a mob at a funeral. Jessel replied - Same old story: you give 'em what they want and they'll fill the theater.

A toastmaster is a man who eats a meal he doesn't want so he can get up and tell a lot of stories he doesn't remember to people who've already heard them.

On how to become a good speaker: Practice all the time. One of the best ways is to put a bunch of marbles in your mouth while you talk. Slowly but surely you take away a marble. And then, when you've lost all your marbles, you're a public speaker.

Marriage is a mistake every man should make.