Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

32 quotes

As an American comedian, Groucho Marx earned a lasting place in the canon of memorable quotations. Whether reflecting on Time or Funny, Groucho Marx brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Browse 37 quotes by Groucho Marx that cover ground from Time, Funny, Women, Life, and Wedding. Consider this gem from Groucho Marx: "In Hollywood, brides keep the bouquets and throw away the groom."

“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.”

— Groucho Marx

Art

All Quotes by Groucho Marx

“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.”

— Groucho Marx

Life

“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.”

— Groucho Marx

Power

“I must confess, I was born at a very early age.”

— Groucho Marx

Age

“She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon.”

— Groucho Marx

Beauty

“I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.”

— Groucho Marx

Wedding

“Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows - marriage does.”

— Groucho Marx

Marriage

“The first thing which I can record concerning myself is, that I was born. These are wonderful words. This life, to which neither time nor eternity can bring diminution - this everlasting living soul, began. My mind loses itself in these depths.”

— Groucho Marx

Life

“No man goes before his time - unless the boss leaves early.”

— Groucho Marx

Time

“Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.”

— Groucho Marx

Funny

“It isn't necessary to have relatives in Kansas City in order to be unhappy.”

— Groucho Marx

Relationship

“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.”

— Groucho Marx

Art

“I'm leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it's not raining.”

— Groucho Marx

Good

“Well, Art is Art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now you tell me what you know.”

— Groucho Marx

Art

“A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.”

— Groucho Marx

Medical

“Alimony is like buying hay for a dead horse.”

— Groucho Marx

Humor

“Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.”

— Groucho Marx

Intelligence

“Women should be obscene and not heard.”

— Groucho Marx

Women

“I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.”

— Groucho Marx

Funny

“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”

— Groucho Marx

Best

“Next time I see you, remind me not to talk to you.”

— Groucho Marx

Time