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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.

“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

All Quotes by Will Rogers

“The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got.”

— Will Rogers

Time

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

— Will Rogers

War

“It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.”

— Will Rogers

Business

“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

“The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.”

— Will Rogers

Education

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

— Will Rogers

Money

“Let advertisers spend the same amount of money improving their product that they do on advertising and they wouldn't have to advertise it.”

— Will Rogers

Money

“If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable.”

— Will Rogers

Business

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

— Will Rogers

Funny

“The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.”

— Will Rogers

Politics

“Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.”

— Will Rogers

War

“America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few.”

— Will Rogers

Education

“Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.”

— Will Rogers

Art

“Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.”

— Will Rogers

Art

“On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.”

— Will Rogers

Government

“Politics is applesauce.”

— Will Rogers

Politics

“There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.”

— Will Rogers

Government

“We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.”

— Will Rogers

Equality

“A fool and his money are soon elected.”

— Will Rogers

Money

“There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education.”

— Will Rogers

Education