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Quote by Wilson Mizner

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Those who welcome death have only tried it from the ears up.

Those who welcome death have only tried it from the ears up.

Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.

Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.

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...

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.

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way...

Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way...

It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found.

It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found.

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...

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

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

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...

There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless.

There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless.

I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.

I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.

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 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 my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady.

To my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady.

Failure has gone to his head.

Failure has gone to his head.

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...

No man fails who does his best.

No man fails who does his best.

Don't take 'no' for an answer, never submit to failure. Do not be fobbed off...

Don't take 'no' for an answer, never submit to failure. Do not be fobbed off...

Try and fail, but don't fail to try.

Try and fail, but don't fail to try.

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment....

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment....

Luxury is the wolf at the door and its fangs are the vanities and conceits...

Luxury is the wolf at the door and its fangs are the vanities and conceits...