Quotes about Don Marquis

An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it.

#Don Marquis

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

#Don Marquis

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

#Don Marquis

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they...

#Don Marquis

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

#Don Marquis

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

#Don Marquis

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

#Don Marquis

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

#Don Marquis

The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an...

#Don Marquis

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world...

#Don Marquis

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

#Don Marquis

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

#Don Marquis