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> [The word got out that I can ad-lib very well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/the-word-got-out-that-i-can-ad-lib-very-well/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

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## More by John Witherspoon

> [When you're hungry, everything tastes good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/when-you-re-hungry-everything-tastes-good/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

> [I'm sick of all these boring cooking shows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/i-m-sick-of-all-these-boring-cooking-shows/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

> [I am cantankerous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/i-am-cantankerous/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

> [The kids of America, please get a damn job. Get out of the house, leave the refrigerator alone. Stop wearing my shoes. Leave my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/the-kids-of-america-please-get-a-damn-job-get-out-of-the-house-leave/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

> [I'm every father. I'm not only a black father. I'm a white father. I'm a Chinese father. I'm a Mexican father. I'm all fathers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/i-m-every-father-i-m-not-only-a-black-father-i-m-a-white-father-i-m-a/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

> [St. Louis is an excellent city.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/st-louis-is-an-excellent-city/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

> [When you're poor, an egg sandwich is dinner and you cut your potatoes with a butter knife.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/when-you-re-poor-an-egg-sandwich-is-dinner-and-you-cut-your-potatoes/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

> [Men are not generally sufficiently aware of the distinction between the law of God and his purpose; they are apt to suppose, that as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/men-are-not-generally-sufficiently-aware-of-the-distinction-between/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

> [If something is too risque, don't watch it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/if-something-is-too-risque-don-t-watch-it/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

> [The people in general ought to have regard to the moral character of those whom they invest with authority either in the legislative, executive,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/the-people-in-general-ought-to-have-regard-to-the-moral-character-of/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

> [I always tell comics you got to hang with your stand-up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/i-always-tell-comics-you-got-to-hang-with-your-stand-up/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

> [Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/never-read-a-book-through-merely-because-you-have-begun-it/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

> [Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/never-rise-to-speak-till-you-have-something-to-say-and-when-you-have/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

> [The word got out that I can ad-lib very well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/the-word-got-out-that-i-can-ad-lib-very-well/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

> [In 'Boomerang,' they didn't have a script at all, they just told me to come up with some stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-witherspoon/in-boomerang-they-didn-t-have-a-script-at-all-they-just-told-me-to/)

[John Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-witherspoon/)

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