Long Quotes by Will Rogers

When you straddle a thing it takes a long time to explain it.

— Will Rogers

The reason political party platforms are so long is that when you straddle anything it takes a long time to explain it.

— Will Rogers

“Everything is funny as long as it is happening to someone else.”

— Will Rogers

A king can stand people's fighting but he can't last long if people start thinking.

— Will Rogers

Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.

— Will Rogers

Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.

— Will Rogers

When a fellow ain't got much mind, it don't take him long to make it up.

— Will Rogers

Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today it's called golf.

— Will Rogers

Wine had such ill effects on Noah's health that it was all he could do to live 950 years. Show me a…

— Will Rogers

The minute a thing is long and complicated, it confuses. Whoever wrote the Ten Commandments made 'em short. They may not always…

— Will Rogers

Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know “why” I look this way. I’ve traveled…

— Will Rogers

Every Gag I tell must be based on truth. No matter how much I may exaggerate it, it must have a certain…

— Will Rogers

I am a great believer in high-priced people. If a thing cost a lot it may not be any better, but it…

— Will Rogers

There is something about a Republican that you can only stand him just so long; and on the other hand, there is…

— Will Rogers

No man can be condemned for owning a dog. As long as he has a dog, he has a friend; and the…

— Will Rogers

Coolidge has the best idea on this farm relief. He said, 'Farmers, you are in a hole. I can't help you, but…

— Will Rogers

The high income tax come pretty near passing in the Senate. Only lacked about six votes. So it won't be long now.…

— Will Rogers

I arrived at my hut in Beverly Hills just in time to keep real estate men from plotting off and selling my…

— Will Rogers

Say, this new home building idea of President Hoover's sounds good. They are working out a lot of beneficial things. The only…

— Will Rogers

George Bernard Shaw of England stopped over just long enough to make one speech in Bombay, India, started a war and 100…

— Will Rogers

We had a great lunch. Senator Capper paid for it. The Republican pays, as usual. And everything that the Democrats are doin'…

— Will Rogers

The government sent the Indians to Oklahoma. They had a treaty that said, 'You shall have this land as long as grass…

— Will Rogers

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to Somebody Else, but when it happens to you, why it seems to…

— Will Rogers

I don't know how a lot of these nations existed as long as they have till we could get some of our…

— Will Rogers

Old Hollywood is just like a desert water in Africa. Hang around long enough and every kind of animal in the world…

— Will Rogers

All one has to do to get one's stuff in the Congressional Record is to find a stenographer that can stay awake…

— Will Rogers