"There is probably no more obnoxious class of……" — Robert Benchley
"There is probably no more obnoxious class of citizen, taken end for end, than the returning vacationist."
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87 Quotes by Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley has 87 quotes on this site.
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I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well.
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Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
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A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before…
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Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the…
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A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
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In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children.
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Why don't you get out of that wet coat and into a dry martini?
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The freelance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.
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Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with that it's compounding a felony.
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Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed be doing at that moment.
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Even nowadays a man can't step up and kill a woman without feeling just a bit unchivalrous.
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I know I'm drinking myself to a slow death, but then I'm in no hurry.
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More Citizen Quotes
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The future of Haiti must be linked to the respect of the rights of every single citizen.
— Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he…
— Bashar al-Assad
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I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have…
— Michele Bachmann
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People were floored when they saw that the underwear bomber, after less than 50 minutes of interrogation, was given the…
— Michele Bachmann
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If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.
— Francis Bacon
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As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who…
— David Baldacci
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I love my country. And I would have to renounce my Spanish citizenship to become a U.S. Citizen.
— Antonio Banderas
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You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these…
— Charles A. Beard
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I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way he doesn't have to…
— Warren Beatty
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I'm a happy person but an angry citizen.
— Lewis Black
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The law is not a 'light' for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument…
— Robert Bolt
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Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in…
— Barbara Boxer
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