This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.

Quote by Will Rogers

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Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.

Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.

Money, horse racing and women, three things the boys just can't figure out.

Money, horse racing and women, three things the boys just can't figure out.

I don't know what humor is. Anything that's funny -- tragedy or anything, it don't...

I don't know what humor is. Anything that's funny -- tragedy or anything, it don't...

The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.

The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.

Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other,...

Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other,...

Never let yesterday use up too much of today.

Never let yesterday use up too much of today.

Diplomacy is the art of saying Nice doggie until you can find a rock.

Diplomacy is the art of saying Nice doggie until you can find a rock.

If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable.

If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable.

People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.

People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.

What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.

What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.

There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.

There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.

Lord, the money we do spend on Government and it's not one bit better than...

Lord, the money we do spend on Government and it's not one bit better than...

Successful colleges will start laying plans for a new stadium; unsuccessful ones will start hunting...

Successful colleges will start laying plans for a new stadium; unsuccessful ones will start hunting...

The whole thing about the women is, they lust to be misunderstood.

The whole thing about the women is, they lust to be misunderstood.

The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except...

The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except...

The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.

The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association...

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association...

I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out...

I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out...

Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre.

Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre.

The movie medium will eventually take its place as art because there is no other...

The movie medium will eventually take its place as art because there is no other...