Robert Benchley Quotes

It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.

Robert Benchley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Ever since I was 2 or 3, I loved to perform for people. I would walk up to another table in a restaurant and crack a joke, sing a song, do a dance, or something entertaining, and the 'audience' would almost always smile and laugh.

Maxim Knight

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I take the harsh criticism along with the compliments.

Matt Lauer

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I love to dance, bike, and walk every day, so I like to be feminine and comfortable at the same time.

Jeanne Damas

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British culture loves the image of itself in the mirror; it doesn't want to look deep inside, behind the eyes, inside the brain, inside where those shivers and nightmares lie.

Steven Berkoff

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Before I met David Bowie, I was very nervous. I thought, 'Here comes the Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust. How will I ever communicate with him?'

Rory MacLean

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I think if you stop bad habits, and you stop long enough, you develop good habits.

Jordan Knight

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The academy awards in England; it's a classy affair as well.

Brenda Blethyn

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Yet, when child sex offenders are brought to justice and serve time for their offenses, they are often released into unsuspecting communities and left free to resume their sexual attacks.

Bob Ney

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I've got more chins than a San Francisco phonebook.

Bruce Vilanch

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I would not like to be replaced by someone who immediately sets about undoing what I've tried to do for 25-26 years.

Antonin Scalia

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Taxing companies, particularly successful multinational companies, is one of the most progressive forms of taxation.

Winnie Byanyima

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I do love to interpret songs in American Sign Language.

Sean Berdy

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