W. C. Fields Quotes

The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.

W. C. Fields

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: comedian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 29, 1880 - December 25, 1946

Topics

ManPopcornOverTurnWouldMet

I know that the only reason American landscapes sometimes disappoint me is that, just a century before I was born, the great rivers and prairies and wild forests still existed. And they were sublime.

John Burnside

GreatMeAmericanBornSometimes

If you have an argument with someone and you sulk, sometimes you don't want to speak to them. But it is important to keep your friends close to you and do the right things.

Jermain Defoe

SpeakFriendsSomeoneYouSometimes

My soul existed in an African vessel hundreds of years ago as the leader of a tribe, and my tribe fought for honor.

Matt Hardy

LeaderSoulHonorMy SoulTribe

My template for most songs is 'Is this inspiring?' and with the blues it so often is.

Mick Fleetwood

BluesSongsMostInspiringOften

My theory is that literature is essential to society in the way that dreams are essential to our lives. We can't live without dreaming - as we can't live without sleep. We are 'conscious' beings for only a limited period of time, then we sink back into sleep - the 'unconscious.' It is nourishing, in ways we can't fully understand.

Joyce Carol Oates

DreamsLiveTimeSleepSocietyBack

I write as a matter of need - seven books and God knows how many short stories before anyone published me.

Jonathan Evison

GodMeShortMatterWriteNeed

A psychic once read my palm and told me I was my mother's mother in a past life. Isn't that weird?

Chynna Phillips

LifeMotherPastMeWeirdPalm

Throughout high school and even my only season in college, a lot of people have been doubting me, saying I can't do this, do that, and I'm too small, but at the same time, I just focus on me and the team.

Anthony Bennett

TimeFocusSchoolPeopleCollegeMe

The consequences of decisions don't just affect spreadsheets... They affect, in fundamental ways, the lives of people and they often mean the difference between life and death.

Phil Bredesen

LifeDeathPeopleDecisionsMean

I joined the PQ in the 1970s because of the issue of sovereignty. And that's why I wake up in the morning. A woman who gives birth to a country, that would be interesting.

Pauline Marois

MorningWomanWake UpInterestingUp

Frequently parents forget that children are people. I don't try to treat Kristen as an adult, but I do try to treat her as a person, with a child's sensibilities.

Kent McCord

ChildrenChildParentsPeopleTreat

My only claim to music is a good sense of rhythm, and I have been in musicals and done some singing.

June Whitfield

GoodMusicSingingDoneRhythmBeen

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