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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It's a fine motion picture up to the point where God finishes and the script writer takes over.
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That's one good thing about wars. It takes smarter men to figure out who loses 'em than it does to start 'em.
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A comedian can only last 'til he either takes himself serious or his audience takes him serious.
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I don't look ahead and take anything for granted. I want to be sure that when the season starts, I'm ready to go to the mound and be successful. At this stage, it takes a lot more, unfortunately.
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Everybody comes to the house and looks at the basement. It takes them a good half-hour to actually sit down and look at everything on the wall.
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This is my first victory of the season. I basically tried to ride it the same way as I did last year. I tried to really make the difference in the second half or the final third of the race. It seems to work out well that way. But it wasn't easy, as there were other strong riders here today. Winning this takes the pressure off my shoulders, it has been building for the last couple of months.
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The train that takes guests on their trip through the Himalayas is only a part of the experience. The special effects, the village where the adventure begins, the details we've added, all of them make up the experience.
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It takes longer for things to happen when you have polarized viewpoints. I think all sides understand that now.
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I don't even have a computer in my office. If I had e-mail, I'd never take the time to read research or absorb information. I want to think about what I'm doing, and that takes time.
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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.