Groucho Marx on comedy
Groucho Marx98 quotes“A year ago I came here without a nickle in my pocket, now, I’ve got a nickle in my pocket.”
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If I hold you any closer I’ll be in back of you!
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx All people are born alike except Republicans and Democrats.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx I love to read. My education is self-inflicted.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx A very interesting theory makes no sense at all.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx If you’re not having fun, you’re doing something wrong.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx While money can’t buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx Go, and never darken my towels again.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx When you’re in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, ‘Damn, that was fun’.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx She’s so in love with me, she doesn’t know anything. That’s why she’s in love with me.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men – the other 999 follow women.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx All geniuses die young.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you’re probably watching the wrong channel.
Groucho MarxGroucho Marx
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Find someone who can hear you even when you’re silent.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery Hidden in the ashes, of a fallen building lays a child’s family photo, with whom he could never unite in life.
Heba NazarHeba Nazar To love something, someone. You don’t need to own them.
Sonika MSonika M When you miss someone, you realize their worth and your faith.
Aradhna S BirenAradhna S Biren The bed was the canvas, we were the art.
Jonny OxJonny Ox Every little part of your soul was made to shine.
Ashley PrzywolskiAshley Przywolski When in truth, it is the transparency that kills you. The pain of seeing through to something you can never quite touch.
Lang LeavLang Leav
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