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
kids thinking anti-bullying
Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else.
jobs mistake men
A young apprentice applied to a master carpenter for a job. The older man asked him, "Do you know your trade?" "Yes, sir!" the young man replied proudly. "Have you ever made a mistake?" the older man inquired. "No, sir!" the young man answered, feeling certain he would get the job. "Then there's no way I'm going to hire you," said the master carpenter, "because when you make one, you won't know how to fix it.
winning losing strive
Often out of periods of losing come the greatest strivings toward a new winning streak.
doe development
Development comes from within. Nature does not hurry but advances slowly.
mistake thinking lovely
It's a mistake to think that we have to be lovely to be loved by human beings or by God
children independent people
Children who have learned to be comfortably dependent can become not only comfortably independent but also comfortable with having people depend on them. They can lean, stand, and be leaned upon, because they know what a good feeling it can be to feel needed.
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.
lonely loneliness solitude
Solitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn't have to be a lonely kind of thing.
broken kingdoms kingdom-of-god
The kingdom of God is for the broken hearted
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.
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!
years people feelings
People have said, 'Don't cry' to other people for years and years, and all it has ever meant is, 'I'm too uncomfortable when you show your feelings. Don't cry.' I'd rather have them say, 'Go ahead and cry. I'm here to be with you.'
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.