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
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When everybody has got money they cut taxes, and when they're broke they raise 'em. That's statesmanship of the highest order.
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There ain't nothing that breaks up homes, country, and nations like somebody publishing their memoirs.
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I see a good deal of talk from Washington about lowering taxes. I hope they do get 'em lowered enough so people can afford to pay 'em.
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If we get that (rebound), we could call timeout and have seven seconds to set something up and get down full court. (Paige) got a good look. It was from about 25 (feet) and she didn't have a chance to get set, but if you tell me were down 19 at the start of the fourth and we have a shot on the way to win, I'll deal with that. I can handle that.
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In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
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This is one of those deals where everybody can be really proud. In a day and age when it's only about the team using a player for the amount of time they'll think he'll be totally at his best, or a day in age when players want to get paid all they can right now, this was every party understanding the other's needs.
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An onion can make people cry, but there has never been a vegetable invented to make them laugh.
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If you send somebody to teach somebody, be sure that the system you are teaching is better than the system they are practicing.
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I never lack material for my humor column when Congress is in session.
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The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has. Even when you make a tax form out on the level, you don't know when it's through if you are a crook or a martyr.
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God made man a little lower than the angels, and he has been getting a little lower ever since
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See where Congress passed a two billion dollar bill to relieve bankers' mistakes. You can always count on us helping those who have lost part of their fortune, but our whole history records nary a case where the loan was for the man who had absolutely nothing. Our theory is to help only those who can get along, even if they don't get a loan.
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I never met a man I didn't like
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Comedians haven't improved. Nothing has improved but taxes.