Convinced Quotes by Wilson Mizner

Gambling: A sure way to get nothing from something.

— Wilson Mizner

Over in Hollywood they almost made a great picture, but they caught it just in time.

— Wilson Mizner

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

— Wilson Mizner

Faith is a wonderful thing, but doubt gets you an education.

— Wilson Mizner

Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.

— Wilson Mizner

“if you copy from one author, it’s plagiarism, but if you copy from many, it’s research.”

— Wilson Mizner

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

— Wilson Mizner

It's getting so people no longer count the silverware when I come to dinner.

— Wilson Mizner

I know of no sentence that can induce such immediate and brazen lying as the one that begins, 'Have you read - .'

— Wilson Mizner

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing…

— Wilson Mizner

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

— Wilson Mizner

The only time that most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the old boys mumble in their sleep

— Wilson Mizner