Best Wilson Mizner Quotes
- All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is inevitable. But it becomes sinful and contradicts the rule of… All
- A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something. Communication
- To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. Advice
- A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant. Critic
- The first hundred years are the hardest. Birthday
- I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at. Fellow
- In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork. Battle
- Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner with an overcoat over him. Almost Always
- Hollywood is a sewer with service from the Ritz Carlton. Carlton
- I know of no sentence that can induce such immediate and brazen lying as the one that begins, 'Have you read - .' Begins
- I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever leave is their own. Ample
- I've spent several years in Hollywood, and I still think the movie heroes are in the audience. Audience
- If you count all your assets you always show a profit. All
- The cuckoo who is on to himself is halfway out of the clock. Bird
- The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind of a bar you're in. Bar
- Those who welcome death have only tried it from the ears up. Death
- Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done… Accomplished
- The worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong. Anger
- I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education. Doubt
- I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought. Countless
- The gent who wakes up and finds himself a success hasn't been asleep. Asleep
- There's nothing so comfortable as a small bankroll. A big one is always in danger. Bankroll
- I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education. Doubt
- You sparkle with larceny. Larceny
- It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found. Art