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> [“I sometimes wish I had lived in my grandfather's time instead of today. The pattern of life was less complicated then. This was a cleaner, greener land, and a man who took to the highroad might breathe, instead of gasoline…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/i-sometimes-wish-i-had-lived-in-my-grandfather-s-time-instead-of/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

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## More by Alexander Woollcott

> [The scenery in the play was beautiful, but the actors got in front of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/the-scenery-in-the-play-was-beautiful-but-the-actors-got-in-front-of/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

> [All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/all-the-things-i-really-like-to-do-are-either-illegal-immoral-or/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

> [Babies in silk hats playing with dynamite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/babies-in-silk-hats-playing-with-dynamite/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

> [The two oldest professions in the world — ruined by amateurs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/the-two-oldest-professions-in-the-world-ruined-by-amateurs/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

> [A broker is a man who runs your fortune into a shoestring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/a-broker-is-a-man-who-runs-your-fortune-into-a-shoestring/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

> [You haven't lived until you died in New York.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/you-haven-t-lived-until-you-died-in-new-york/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

> [Mrs. Patrick Cambell is an aged British battleship sinking rapidly and firing every available gun on her rescuers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/mrs-patrick-cambell-is-an-aged-british-battleship-sinking-rapidly-and/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

> [“Number 7 opened last night. It was misnamed by five. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/number-7-opened-last-night-it-was-misnamed-by-five/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

> [It comes from the likes of you! Take what you can get! Grab the chances as they come along! Act in hallways! Sing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/it-comes-from-the-likes-of-you-take-what-you-can-get-grab-the-chances/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

> [There's absolutely nothing wrong with Oscar Levant that a miracle can't fix.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/there-s-absolutely-nothing-wrong-with-oscar-levant-that-a-miracle-can/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

> [Today just might be the best day to start seriously thinking about quitting smoking...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/today-just-might-be-the-best-day-to-start-seriously-thinking-about/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

> [One listens to one's lawyer prattle on as long as one can stand it and then signs where indicated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/one-listens-to-one-s-lawyer-prattle-on-as-long-as-one-can-stand-it/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

> [It was Mrs. Campbell, for instance, who, on a celebrated occasion, threw her companion into a flurry by describing her recent marriage as "the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/it-was-mrs-campbell-for-instance-who-on-a-celebrated-occasion-threw/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

> [Los Angeles is seven suburbs in search of a city.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/los-angeles-is-seven-suburbs-in-search-of-a-city/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

> [The English have an extraordinary ability for flying into a great calm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-woollcott/the-english-have-an-extraordinary-ability-for-flying-into-a-great-calm/)

[Alexander Woollcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-woollcott/)

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