Did you ever notice that when a politician does get an idea he usually gets it all wrong.

Quote by Don Marquis

Topics: Don Marquis Quotes

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...

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

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

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...

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...

The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an...

The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an...

It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.

It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.

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

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

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they...

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they...

An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.

An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?

A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week...

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week...

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.

An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.

An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.

Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.

Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.