--- title: "3 Robert Lansing Quotes - Famous Lawyer (The Peace Negotiations: A Personal Narrative)" description: "Robert Lansing was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the 42nd United States Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson from 1915 to 1..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-lansing-79961.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Robert Lansing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-lansing-79961.jpg) # Robert Lansing (1864–1928) Lawyer United States **3** quotes in **35** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Robert Lansing was a lawyer from the United States, best known for *The Peace Negotiations: A Personal Narrative*. ## Quick Facts About Robert Lansing Born October 17, 1864 Died October 30, 1928 Nationality United States Profession Lawyer Notable works The Peace Negotiations: A Personal Narrative ## About Robert Lansing Robert Lansing was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the 42nd United States Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson from 1915 to 1920. As Counselor to the State Department and then as Secretary of State, he was a leading advocate for American involvement in World War I. ## Quotes by Robert Lansing > [I consider those actors who amaze me are somehow less attractive to me than those actors who move me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lansing/i-consider-those-actors-who-amaze-me-are-somehow-less-attractive-to/) [Robert Lansing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lansing/) [Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c3/robert-lansing-79798_actor_i-consider-those-actors-who-amaze-me-are_613735.jpg) > [I wanted to be that cranky old guy that stands on his porch and yells at the neighborhood kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lansing/i-wanted-to-be-that-cranky-old-guy-that-stands-on-his-porch-and-yells/) [Robert Lansing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lansing/) [Cranky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cranky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5d/robert-lansing-79798_cranky_i-wanted-to-be-that-cranky-old-guy-that_1358183.jpg) > [You know, I don't mind dying. The thing that pisses me off is that I won't get to be an old man.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lansing/you-know-i-don-t-mind-dying-the-thing-that-pisses-me-off-is-that-i/) [Robert Lansing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lansing/) [Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/robert-lansing-79798_death_you-know-i-don-t-mind-dying-the-thing-th_1557849.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lansing/#itemlist", "name": "Robert Lansing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I consider those actors who amaze me are somehow less attractive to me than those actors who move me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Lansing" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lansing/i-consider-those-actors-who-amaze-me-are-somehow-less-attractive-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c3/robert-lansing-79798_actor_i-consider-those-actors-who-amaze-me-are_613735.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c3/robert-lansing-79798_actor_i-consider-those-actors-who-amaze-me-are_613735.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c3/robert-lansing-79798_actor_i-consider-those-actors-who-amaze-me-are_613735.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I consider those actors who amaze me are somehow less attractive to me than those actors who move me.” — Robert Lansing", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wanted to be that cranky old guy that stands on his porch and yells at the neighborhood kids.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Lansing" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lansing/i-wanted-to-be-that-cranky-old-guy-that-stands-on-his-porch-and-yells/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5d/robert-lansing-79798_cranky_i-wanted-to-be-that-cranky-old-guy-that_1358183.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5d/robert-lansing-79798_cranky_i-wanted-to-be-that-cranky-old-guy-that_1358183.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5d/robert-lansing-79798_cranky_i-wanted-to-be-that-cranky-old-guy-that_1358183.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I wanted to be that cranky old guy that stands on his porch and yells at the neighborhood kids.” — Robert Lansing", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You know, I don't mind dying. 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