Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

Quote by Wilson Mizner

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In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork

In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork

The only time that most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the...

The only time that most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the...

The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind...

The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind...

If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.

If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.

The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.

The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever...

I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever...

I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.

I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.

The first hundred years are the hardest.

The first hundred years are the hardest.

I know of no sentence that can induce such immediate and brazen lying as the...

I know of no sentence that can induce such immediate and brazen lying as the...

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

Over in Hollywood they almost made a great picture, but they caught it in time.

Over in Hollywood they almost made a great picture, but they caught it in time.

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages....

Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages....

I'd rather know a square guy than own a square mile.

I'd rather know a square guy than own a square mile.

I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your efforts to believe it

I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your efforts to believe it

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

Nothing is given so profusely as advice.

Nothing is given so profusely as advice.

When I first got an agent, they gave me some advice--lose weight.

When I first got an agent, they gave me some advice--lose weight.