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Inspirational Quotes by Wilson Mizner
- Failure has gone to his head.
- He's a trellis for varicose veins.
- Count 10 over him - he'll get up
- A fellow who is always declaring that he's no fool, usually has his suspicions.
- God help those who do not help themselves.
- Most hard-boiled people are half-baked.
- The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.
- Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.
- If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.
- Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.
- There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless.
- I'd rather know a square guy than own a square mile.
- The most efficient water power in the world - women's tears.
- To my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady.
- Hollywood is a sewer with service from the Ritz Carlton.
- I know of no sentence that can induce such immediate and brazen lying as the one that begins, 'Have you read - .'
- I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever leave is their own.
- I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.
- I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.
- The gent who wakes up and finds himself a success hasn't been asleep.
- There's nothing so comfortable as a small bankroll. A big one is always in danger.
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento