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“I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally. ”
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“If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.”
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“It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.”
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“I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.”
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“If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.”
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“I never hold a grudge. As soon as I get even with the son-of-a bitch, I forget it.”
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“Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer.”
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“I don't drink water. Fish fuck in it.”
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“Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.”
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“Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. ”
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“A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money”
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“Fell in love with a beautiful blonde once. Drove me to drink. And I never had the decency to thank her.”
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“I like children. If they're properly cooked.”
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“A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.”
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“Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.”
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“Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she'll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life.”
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“Marry an outdoors woman. That way, if you have to throw her out into the yard for the night, she can still survive.”
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“Ah, the patter of little feet around the house. There's nothing like having a midget for a butler. ”
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“I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted.”
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“No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree.”
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“The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep.”
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“Hell, I never vote for anybody, I always vote against.”
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“Take me down to the bar! We'll drink breakfast together!”
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“You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.”
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“I always keep some whiskey handy in case I see a snake...which I also keep handy.”
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“You can fool some of the people some of the time -- and that's enough to make a decent living.”
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“It is funnier to bend things than to break them.”
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“Was I in here last night and did I spend a $20 bill?
Oh, thank goodness... I thought I'd lost it.”
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Oh, thank goodness... I thought I'd lost it.”
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“Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream.”
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“I once spent a year in Philadelphia, I think it was on a Sunday.”
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