Quotes from Will Rogers

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?

You know statistics have proven that listening to prohibition lecturers has driven more people to drink than any other cause.

The Income Tax has made more Liars out of the American people than Golf has. Even when you make one out on the level, you don't know when it's through if you are a Crook or a Martyr.

Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can't buy enough to eat.

Put a good tax on beer and that would take care of the unemployment fund.

This would be a great time in the world for some man to come along that knew something.

The only way to solve the Traffic problems of this Country is to pass a law that only paid-for Cars are allowed to use the Highways. That would make traffic so scarce we could use our Boulevards for Children's play grounds.

When a doctor has pulled you through why you always got a warm place in your heart for him.

Best doctor in the world is the Veterinarian. He can't ask his patients what's the matter. He's just got to know.

Communism is like prohibition, it is a good idea, but it won't work.

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.

Work to make a living; serve to make a life.

Plans get you into things, but you got to work your way out.

A conference is just an admission that you want somebody to join you in your troubles.

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

The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.

I have always noticed that people will never laugh at anything that is not based on truth.

Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.

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

Technocracy wants to do everything by machinery. Machinery is doing just fine. If it can't kill you, it will put you out of work.

Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.

People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.