“We knock 12 women and children down to get on a street car ahead of everybody, then get home and stand on the corner and gab to some fellow who is tired listening to you.” — Will Rogers, “Let’s Keep Lindbergh Out of Vaudeville,” Tulsa Daily World (1927-06-05)
“Every guy thinks the first time he sees anything, that that is the first time it ever existed.” — Will Rogers, “Rogers Finds Plenty of Wonders in Two States,” Tulsa Daily World (1927-03-13)
“It’s what you are and not what you are in that makes you.” — Will Rogers, “Will Rogers Writes of Old Friends Who Died Recently,” Tulsa Daily World (1926-11-28)
“The rich will say it ain’t practical, and the poor will never get a chance to find out if it is or not.” — Will Rogers, “Mr. Ford And Other Political Self Starters,” New York Times (1923-06-10)
“I happened to casually think of everybody I had ever read about in history, and where they are today!” — Will Rogers, “Discovery Not Rogers’ Forte,” Tulsa Daily World (1925-05-17)
“I wrote an editorial for high brows and I found a high brow is a man who wouldn’t read anything that was not written by himself.” — Will Rogers, “Casting The Lariat Over Week’s News,” New York Times (1923-12-30)
“Poor Valentino! They won’t even let him alone after he is dead. They got him conversing with women in spirit that he wouldn’t even speak to in life.” — Will Rogers, “Reflections by Will Rogers on Spiritism and Politics,” Daily Telegram #98 (1926-11-30)
“They ought to pass a rule in this country in any investigations, if a man couldn’t tell the truth the first time he shouldn’t be allowed to try again.” — Will Rogers, “At Least One Lawyer Found for Every Barrel of Oil,” New York Times (1924-03-02)
“We’ll show the world we are prosperous if we have to go broke to do it.” — Will Rogers, “Mr. Rogers Sees New Signs That Mr. Coolidge Will Run,” Daily Telegram #413 (1927-11-18)
“Did you see the picture and specifications of that average man they located last year? That took all the joy out of wanting to be average.” — Will Rogers, “Will Rogers Declares Hoover Speech Surprised Him,” Daily Telegram #638 (1928-08-12)
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