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

Quote by Wilson Mizner

Topics: Speech Quotes

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

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...

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.

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.

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.

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

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

I respect faith but doubt is what gets you an education

I respect faith but doubt is what gets you an education

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

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

A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he...

A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he...

The cuckoo who is on to himself is halfway out of the clock.

The cuckoo who is on to himself is halfway out of the clock.

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.

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...

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.

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.

Failure has gone to his head.

Failure has gone to his head.

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.

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

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

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...