Will Rogers
Will Rogers
William Penn Adair "Will" Rogerswas an American cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, newspaper columnist, social commentator, and stage and motion picture actor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth4 November 1879
CountryUnited States of America
creative choices television
We all have only one life to live on Earth, and through television we have the choice of encouraging others to demean this life or to cherish it in creative, imaginative ways.
home like-you neighbor
I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you. I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.
miracle
It's a miracle when we finally discover whom we're best equipped to serve.
children play important
For children, play is exceedingly seriously & important
simple years tough-times
The gifts we treasure most over the years are often small and simple. In easy times and tough times, what seems to matter most is the way we show those nearest us that we've been listening to their needs, to their joys, and to their challenges.
real people effort
Imagining may be the first step in making it happen, but it takes the real time and real efforts of real people to learn things, make things, turn thoughts into deeds or visions into inventions.
powerful silence important
Silence is so powerful, so important. There is so much to be learned from it.
choices hopefully who-you-are
Hopefully your choices can come from a deep sense of who you are.
real helping-others helping
Real strength has to do with helping others.
years age goes-on
All life events are formative. All contribute to what we become, year by year, as we go on growing. As my friend the poet Kenneth Koch once said, You aren't just the age you are. You are all the ages you ever have been!
honesty trying painful
Honesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful. But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying.
caring people scary-things
I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers - so many caring people in this world.
mother want
I don't want to eat anything that has a mother
thinking trying world
We Don't always succeed in what we try, certainly not by the world's standards, but I think you'll find it's the willingness to keep trying that matters most.