A demagogue is a person with whom we disagree as to which gang should mismanage the country.

Quote by Don Marquis

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I would rather start a family than finish one.

I would rather start a family than finish one.

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.

Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers...

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers...

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get...

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to...

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to...

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's...

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's...

Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.

Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.

An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it.

An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it.

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you. If you really make them...

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you. If you really make them...

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world...

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world...

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

By the time a bartender knows what drink a man will have before he orders,...

By the time a bartender knows what drink a man will have before he orders,...