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Heroing is one of the shortest-lived professions there is.
Will Rogers
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Will Rogers
Age: 55 †
Born: 1879
Born: November 4
Died: 1935
Died: August 15
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On prohibiting anybody from learning anything: Why, in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth.
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The Supreme Court is divided almost in half on the decisions. Talk about an international court. How would we ever agree with a lot of foreigners when we can't even agree among our own judges?
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That's one thing about Republican Presidents. They never went in much for plans. They only had one plan. It says Boys, my head is turned. Just get it while you can.
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Baseball is a skilled game. It's America's game - it, and high taxes.
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Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know “why” I look this way. I’ve traveled a long way and some of the roads weren’t paved.
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I wonder if it isn't just cowardice instead of generosity that makes us give tips.
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It is a good thing that we do not get as much government as we pay for.
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American invents everything, but the trouble is we get tired of it the minute the new is wore off.
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You can't legitimately kick on income tax, for it's on what you have made. You have already made it. But, look at land, farms, homes, stores, vacant lots. You pay year after year on them whether you make it or not.
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The Republicans have their splits right after election and Democrats have theirs just before an election.
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I was just thinking, if it is really religion with these nudist colonies, they sure must turn atheists in the wintertime.
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People are marvelous in their generosity, if they just know the cause is there.
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It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
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Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. My folks were Indian. Both my mother and father had Cherokee blood in them. I was born and raised in Indian Territory. 'Course we're not the Americans whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower, but we met them at the boat when they landed.
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The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer.
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Plans get you into things, but you got to work your way out.
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Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.
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There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education.
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If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep.
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The trip across Arizona is just one oasis after another. You can just throw anything out and it will grow there, I like Arizona.
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