Robert Benchley Quotes

Nothing makes a man feel older than to hear a band coming up the street and not to have the impulse to rush downstairs and out on to the sidewalk.

Robert Benchley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ManFeelStreetNothingBandOut

When I go out to the supermarket or when I'm feeling lazy, I just put a little bright lipstick or gloss, and it brightens the skin. It's about enhancing what I have.

Jessica Jung

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Right now, politics follows the rules of talk radio - using conflict, tension, fear, and resentment to find new recruits.

John Avlon

FearPoliticsConflictRulesFind

I do a lot of traveling overseas.

Jeb Bush

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There is nothing more important to improve humanity than education.

John Paulson

EducationHumanityImportantNothing

Slash, Axl, Duff, Izzy and I are all brothers. Axl and his lawyers cannot take away what we had. As long as we are alive, we have it. We are brothers and what do brothers do? We fight. I may not like them all the time, but I will always love them.

Steven Adler

LoveTimeFightLongLawyersAlive

For decades, we've worked under the assumption that mass culture follows a steadily declining path toward lowest-common-denominator standards, presumably because the 'masses' want dumb, simple pleasures and big media companies want to give the masses what they want.

Steven Johnson

PathCultureSimpleMediaDumbWant

All anyone needs to enjoy the state legislature is a strong stomach and a complete insensitivity to the needs of the people. As long as you don't think about what that peculiar body should be doing and what it actually is doing to the quality of life in Texas, then it's all marvelous fun.

Molly Ivins

LifeQualityFunPeopleTexasThink

We all have something in our past that is gripping us, and 'Violet' is very much about leaving those things behind.

Joshua Henry

PastLeavingThingsSomethingUs

I've always felt very confident in my ability.

Jason Day

ConfidentAlwaysAbilityFeltVery

My first time actually appearing in a match at SummerSlam was 2010, and I was wrestling against Rey Mysterio in the opening match of the show. I was pretty brand new as Dolph Ziggler, and obviously Rey Mysterio was a well known superstar.

Dolph Ziggler

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I just appreciate still having the longevity that I've had in my career.

Diana Ross

AppreciateCareerLongevityJustHad

I never smile unless I mean it.

Donny Osmond

SmileNeverMeanUnless

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