W. C. Fields on friendship
W. C. Fields96 quotes“Few things in life are more embarrassing than the necessity of having to inform an old friend that you have just got engaged to his fiancee.”
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If it does not work the first time, try, try again. Then quit. No need to be an idiot.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I don’t drink anymore, on the other hand I don’t drink any less either.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Try till you succeed, if you don’t succeed once, then destroy all evidence of the fact that you tried!
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields If I had to live my life over, I’d live over a saloon.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields The only thing a lawyer won’t question is the legitimacy of his mother.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields There’s no such thing as a tough child – if you parboil them first for seven hours, they always come out tender.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields If it is a joint return, we are instructed to print the given names of both husband and wife. But since some of the names that husband and wife give each other are hardly suited to print, we must proceed cautiously.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I don’t drink water. Have you seen the way it rusts pipes?
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I like children. If they’re properly cooked.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I was in love with a beautiful blonde once. She drove me to drink. That’s the one thing I’m indebted to her for.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I’m free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it’s only a question of degree.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I only drink to steady my nerves, sometimes I’m so steady I don’t move for months.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields You can’t trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no point in being a damn fool about it.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields
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Mum and dad were very much friends, and up to life. There was no anxiety for anything when I was growing up, they just taught me to be me.
Kate WinsletKate Winslet I was always too mature for my age – and not very happy. I had no young friends. I wish I could go back to those days. If I could only live it all again, how I would play and enjoy other girls. What a fool I was.
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Mitt RomneyMitt Romney Do you know my friend that each one of us is a dark mystery, a maze of conflicting passions and desire and aptitudes?
Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie You find out who your real friends are when you’re involved in a scandal.
Elizabeth TaylorElizabeth Taylor Good morning, Revolution: You’re the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on.
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