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

— Will Rogers

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All Quotes by Will Rogers

“It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.”

— Will Rogers

Government

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

— Will Rogers

War

“Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.”

— Will Rogers

Life

“Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week.”

— Will Rogers

War

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

— Will Rogers

Money

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

— Will Rogers

Business

“A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.”

— Will Rogers

Learning

“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

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

— Will Rogers

Art

“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

“This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.”

— Will Rogers

Government

“Politics is applesauce.”

— Will Rogers

Politics

“The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'”

— Will Rogers

Best

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

— Will Rogers

Best

“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

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

— Will Rogers

War

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

— Will Rogers

Experience

“A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.”

— Will Rogers

Truth

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

— Will Rogers

Time