Art Linkletter
Art Linkletter
Arthur Gordon "Art" Linkletterwas a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He was the host of House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio and TV for 19 years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth17 July 1912
CountryUnited States of America
jobs pay depth
The depths of the Depression. You didn't ask what the job was, what the pay was, you didn't ask about stock options, or - you said yes
kids
Kids do say the darndest things
mom dog motherhood
I stand fearlessly for small dogs, the American Flag, motherhood and the Bible. That's why people love me.
life men infancy-is
The four stages of man are infancy, childhood, adolescence, and obsolescence.
philosophy people golden
My philosophy is to do the best you can for somebody. Help. It's not just what do you for yourself. It's how you treat people decently. The golden rule. There isn't big anything better than the golden rule. It's in every major religion in one language or another.
music towns reason
Troubadours travelled from town to town. They didn't really sing too good, which is the main reason they kept going.
better-days finished products
A finished product is one that has already seen its better days.
thinking together committees
Committees are to get everybody together and homogenize their thinking.
memories enough your-future
If you don't go far enough back in memory or far enough ahead in hope, your future will be impoverished.
needs aging grows
No one can keep from aging, but there is no need to grow old.
patriotic grandmother grandchildren
Posterity is the patriotic name for grandchildren.
time war thinking
A preacher was operated on for a hernia. As this was about the time of the first world war he was given ether. As he was coming out of the anesthetic a fire broke out in the building next door. As the flames began to show through the hospital windows the nurse pulled the shades down. She didn't want the preacher to think his operation had been a failure.
fun accomplishment curiosity
Being alive at 87 is quite an accomplishment if you're curious, interested, seeing the fun out of life, doing things, having a purpose.
hobos poor grew
I grew up poor. I never had any money. I was a hobo, you know, ride the freights