Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.

Quote by Will Rogers

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Diplomacy is the art of saying Nice doggie until you can find a rock.

Diplomacy is the art of saying Nice doggie until you can find a rock.

When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can...

When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can...

If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year...

If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year...

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot...

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot...

The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.

The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.

The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has...

The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has...

The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way...

The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way...

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who...

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who...

We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of...

We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of...

We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and...

We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and...

There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the...

There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the...

It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.

It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.

What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.

What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.

I can remember way back when a liberal was generous with his own money.

I can remember way back when a liberal was generous with his own money.

In a real estate man's eye, the most expensive part of the city is where...

In a real estate man's eye, the most expensive part of the city is where...

Politicians can do more funny things naturally than I can think of to do purposely

Politicians can do more funny things naturally than I can think of to do purposely

An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.

An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.

The best way out of a difficulty is through it.

The best way out of a difficulty is through it.

When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out...

When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out...