Robert Charles Benchley quotes and words of wisdom

"Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn"t the work he is supposed to be doing."
Found in the topic Work.

"All that a spectator gets out of the game is fresh air, the comical articles in his program, the sight of twenty-two young men rushing about in mysterious formations, and whatever he brought in his flask."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"Tell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of."
Found in the topic Afraid.

"There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don"t."
Found in the topic Know.

"It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn"t give it up because by then I was too famous."
Found in the topic False.

"The most common of all antagonisms arises from a man"s taking a seat beside you on the train, a seat to which he is completely entitled."
Found in the topic Man.

"Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or the other."
Found in the topic Dog.

"Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with, that it"s compounding a felony."
Found in the topic Alcohol.

"For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush, rush, rush, we spend an enormous amount of time standing around in line in front of windows, just waiting."
Found in the topic Ambition.

"As for me, except for an occasional heart attack, I feel as young as I ever did."
Found in the topic Heart.

"The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him."
Found in the topic Quotations.

"Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing."
Found in the topic Nothing.

Interesting Quotes

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.Indira Gandhi, quoted by Christian Science Monitor, May 17, 1982 - Indian politician (1917 - 1984)

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.Robert F Kennedy