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
hobos poor grew
I grew up poor. I never had any money. I was a hobo, you know, ride the freights
beautiful squares important
Radio was so important to everybody back then; there was no TV. Columbia Square was the epitome of radio. Everything was modern. It was beautiful.
rivers people gold
People find gold in fields, veins, river beds, and pockets. Whichever, it takes work to get it out.
art jumping trouble
Diplomacy: the art of jumping into trouble without making a splash.
mother country dad
A traveling show visited a country town and one of the acts was advertised as a striptease. A small boy begged his mother for a quarter to buy a ticket, but the mother refused, telling her son that if he went to that show he would see something awful. Well, the boy sneaked in the show and the first thing he saw was something awful - his own dad sitting on the front row.
needs aging grows
No one can keep from aging, but there is no need to grow old.
thinking together committees
Committees are to get everybody together and homogenize their thinking.
better-days finished products
A finished product is one that has already seen its better days.
mom dog motherhood
I stand fearlessly for small dogs, the American Flag, motherhood and the Bible. That's why people love me.
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
thinking matter today
I like what I'm doing. Today at 88, I wouldn't think of quitting because I can't think of anything else I would rather do. And now with my lectures on all the charitable things that I do, just as you do, I think that what I'm doing matters
years age mark
My age now, like my age 20 years ago, marks the year in which I was born. That's all.
exercise thinking think-positively
I eat a lowfat diet, think positively, get exercise every day.