Quotes by Will Rogers

William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers was a stage and motion picture actor, vaudeville performer, American cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator from Oklahoma. He was a Cherokee citizen born in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory. Known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son", Rogers was born to a prominent Cherokee family in Indian Territory.

The best Quotes and Sayings

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.

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When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.

OklahomaWill Rogers
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All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.

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Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.

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Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.

WorriesWill Rogers
 
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Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.

Politicians, ComediansWill Rogers
 
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Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.

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Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.

Yesterday, TodayWill Rogers
 
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A man only learns in two ways: one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.

LearningWill Rogers
 
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Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

ExperienceWill Rogers
 
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I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.

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Invest in inflation. It is the only thing going up.

InflationWill Rogers
 
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Hawaii is the only place I know where they lay flowers on you while you are alive.

HawaiiWill Rogers
 
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Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.

LawyerWill Rogers
 
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