The first hundred years are the hardest.

Quote by Wilson Mizner

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I've spent several years in Hollywood, and I still think the movie heroes are in...

I've spent several years in Hollywood, and I still think the movie heroes are in...

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

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.

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...

The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong.

The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong.

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 can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to...

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

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.

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...