Robert Benchley Quotes

A real hangover is nothing to try out family remedies on. The only cure for a real hangover is death.

Robert Benchley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: comedian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945

Topics

FamilyDeathNothingTryRealOut

A lot of its readers are of an age where they forget to cancel.

Jerry Della Femina

AgeForgetWhereCancelLotReaders

You don't have to tip anybody, anywhere, anything. You do so only because you want to, in appreciation for service well-rendered.

Michael Frome

ServiceAppreciationYouWantOnly

I know who I am and what I do.

Michael Hutchence

I AmKnowWhoAm

And if I were the president, I'd go out there and I'd emphasize the things I have done, and I'd say, 'Some things haven't worked, and I'm sorry about that, but I keep trying.' And I'm - and I think the president is a very viable candidate, and you're going to have a real horse race here no matter who the Republican nominee is.

Michael Bloomberg

SorryThinkHorseTryingYouDone

If it were up to me, I'd rather create things that last long-term, but my thrill comes from reflecting what's going on now.

Simon Fuller

MeCreateNowUpLong-TermGoing

In the 1880s, women were decades away from earning the right to vote. Few owned property - if they were even permitted to do so. In addition to childcare obligations, many toiled in work that was either underpaid or not paid at all. Essentially, the gears of progress for women were moving slowly in just about every arena of life.

Mary Pilon

LifeWorkWomenProgressMoving

Both my parents are chefs... I grew up in a restaurant and was always surrounded by cooks. I love food.

Ming-Na Wen

LoveFoodParentsRestaurantAlways

I'm not cantankerous.

Dick Van Dyke

GovernmentPeopleWorldAmericanGo

A business woman needs a successful mix of design and practicality.

Donatella Versace

BusinessWomanDesignSuccessfulMix

Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield, Nature's, not honour's law we must obey: This made me cast my useless shield away.

Archilochus

NatureCourageMeSafetyLawFind

I can easily imagine Obama sitting down and talking to any leader - or any person - in the world, with no baggage of past servitude or race supremacy to mar their talks.

Alice Walker

LeaderPastWorldTalkingDownRace

We must learn how to live in the space of inner peace in our everyday lives. This takes consistent, conscious effort because I know so many black women are hurting and sad, and we don't easily express our heartache or show our wounds.

Susan L. Taylor

WomenLiveSadPeaceEffortSpace

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