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

Quote by Wilson Mizner

Topics: Talent Quotes

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 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

Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner...

Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner...

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.

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.

You sparkle with larceny.

You sparkle with larceny.

A slave has but one master. An ambition man, has as many as there are...

A slave has but one master. An ambition man, has as many as there are...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

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

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

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

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

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...

When you take stuff from one writer it's plagiarism; but when you take it from...

When you take stuff from one writer it's plagiarism; but when you take it from...

A personâ€™s single quote is good enough to note for the enlightened people as what...

A personâ€™s single quote is good enough to note for the enlightened people as what...

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic