Henny Youngman

Henny Youngman

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American comedian Henny Youngman has a gift for language that makes complex ideas feel instantly clear. Beyond his mastery of the "one-liner", his best known being "Take my wife, Henny Youngman proved equally skilled at capturing ideas in a sentence or two. Discover 26 of Henny Youngman's most memorable quotes, ranging across Marriage, Money, Funny, Car, and Anniversary. A favorite of many readers: "She's been married so many times she has rice marks on her face."

“This man used to go to school with his dog. Then they were separated. His dog graduated!”

— Henny Youngman

Graduation

All Quotes by Henny Youngman

“If you're going to do something tonight that you'll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late.”

— Henny Youngman

Funny

“This man is frank and earnest with women. In Fresno, he's Frank and in Chicago he's Ernest.”

— Henny Youngman

Women

“Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.”

— Henny Youngman

Anniversary

“I've got all the money I'll ever need, if I die by four o'clock.”

— Henny Youngman

Money

“I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays.”

— Henny Youngman

Christmas

“She's been married so many times she has rice marks on her face.”

— Henny Youngman

Marriage

“Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll give you a little love, a little affection, a little tenderness? It means you're in the wrong house, that's what it means.”

— Henny Youngman

Home

“If at first you don't succeed... so much for skydiving.”

— Henny Youngman

Funny

“When I told my doctor I couldn't afford an operation, he offered to touch-up my X-rays.”

— Henny Youngman

Medical

“This man used to go to school with his dog. Then they were separated. His dog graduated!”

— Henny Youngman

Graduation

“My dad was the town drunk. Most of the time that's not so bad but New York City?”

— Henny Youngman

Dad

“I played a great horse yesterday! It took seven horses to beat him.”

— Henny Youngman

Great

“I know a man who doesn't pay to have his trash taken out. How does he get rid of his trash? He gift wraps it, and puts in into an unlocked car.”

— Henny Youngman

Car

“My brother was a lifeguard in a car wash.”

— Henny Youngman

Car

“A self-taught man usually has a poor teacher and a worse student.”

— Henny Youngman

Teacher

“What's the use of happiness? It can't buy you money.”

— Henny Youngman

Happiness

“The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.”

— Henny Youngman

Marriage

“I've been in love with the same woman for forty-one years. If my wife finds out, she'll kill me.”

— Henny Youngman

Anniversary

“Just got back from a pleasure trip: I took my mother-in-law to the airport.”

— Henny Youngman

Travel