Our investigations have always contributed more to our amusement than they have to knowledge

Quote by Will Rogers

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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.

When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.

The best way out of a difficulty is through it.

The best way out of a difficulty is through it.

It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.

It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for...

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for...

Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to...

Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to...

Even though you are on the right track - you will get run over if...

Even though you are on the right track - you will get run over if...

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...

People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their...

People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their...

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...

In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in...

In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in...

The business of government is to keep the government out of business - that is,...

The business of government is to keep the government out of business - that is,...

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

The minute you read something that you can't understand, you can almost be sure that...

The minute you read something that you can't understand, you can almost be sure that...

The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.

The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.

And the thing about my jokes is, they don't hurt anybody. You can take 'em...

And the thing about my jokes is, they don't hurt anybody. You can take 'em...

You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people

You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people

What do people mean when they say the computer went down on me?

What do people mean when they say the computer went down on me?

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but...

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but...

I used to keep my college room mate from reading my personal mail by hiding...

I used to keep my college room mate from reading my personal mail by hiding...

It's an incredible con job when you think about it, to believe something now in...

It's an incredible con job when you think about it, to believe something now in...