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Will Rogers

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Will Rogers (1879–1935) was an American humorist, actor, and social commentator who became one of the most beloved public figures of the early 20th century. Known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son," Rogers used his folksy humor and common-sense observations to comment on politics and everyday life in a way that transcended party lines.

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“So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.”

— Will Rogers

Family

All Quotes by Will Rogers

“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.”

— Will Rogers

Experience

“We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business?”

— Will Rogers

Business

“I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they now do.”

— Will Rogers

Funny

“A fool and his money are soon elected.”

— Will Rogers

Money

“It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.”

— Will Rogers

Good

“When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the bad ones you did do well, that's Memoirs.”

— Will Rogers

Good

“Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.”

— Will Rogers

Government

“You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.”

— Will Rogers

War

“The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.”

— Will Rogers

Best

“Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.”

— Will Rogers

Legal

“I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.”

— Will Rogers

Funny

“I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.”

— Will Rogers

Sports

“Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.”

— Will Rogers

Best

“Don't gamble take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.”

— Will Rogers

Finance

“If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.”

— Will Rogers

Love

“If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them.”

— Will Rogers

Money

“Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.”

— Will Rogers

Government

“In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time.”

— Will Rogers

Time

“Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.”

— Will Rogers

Money

“Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have.”

— Will Rogers

Money