Ogden Nash Quotes

Life is not having been told that the man has just waxed the floor.

Ogden Nash

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 19, 1902 - May 19, 1971

Topics

LifeManFloorBeenJustHaving

If you have a great love of singing, supported by others' fondness for your voice, then it is worth making every effort, of making every sacrifice, to achieve your goal. A great voice will easily find teachers who are willing to help a struggling young talent, and the ways of the Lord are infinite.

Andrea Bocelli

LoveGreatSacrificeTalentEffort

If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people be able to take part in the discussion of why we and the universe exist.

Stephen Hawking

TimePeopleUniverseWhyDiscussion

I have to have another child. I have to bring someone into this world that will be here for Dashiell.

Sophie B. Hawkins

ChildWorldSomeoneWillBringHere

If you support diversity and think shows should give a portrayal of what America truly looks like, then performers with disabilities must be included in that equation...People have been very good at being politically correct.

Robert David Hall

GoodDiversitySupportThinkAmerica

Order is a necessary condition for anything the human mind is to understand.

Rudolf Arnheim

MindUnderstandHumanAnythingOrder

So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside.

Mary Kay Ash

WomenGreatKnowInsideOutsideUs

I was quite intrigued by the idea of following the exploits of people who are often in the margins.

Luke Roberts

PeopleIdeaWhoQuiteMarginsOften

Comedy is such a personal thing. Everybody can cry at the same thing, but it's a lot harder to get everyone to laugh at the same thing.

Colin Mochrie

LaughComedyCryPersonalEveryone

Haagen-Dazs (a clever Scandi-sounding name invented by Americans in 1961) was bought for its Euro-sounding sophistication by the kind of Americans who first bought those Mercs and Beemers, while Ben & Jerry's (now owned by Unilever) brought a post-hippy sensibility to bear. Buyers saw the brand as saying 'all-natural, organic and Fairtrade.'

Peter York

SayingBrandNameNowKindBear

I've been fired from a situational comedy with a script they wrote specifically for me because of my voice.

Penn Jillette

MeVoiceComedyFiredBecauseBeen

No one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone's eyes.

Paulo Coelho

EyesLieSomeoneHideLooksHe

Ever wonder why billionaires always need more and more money? It's a power trip.

Sebastian Roche

PowerMoneyWonderWhyMoreNeed

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