This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend.
When I think of my own native land, in a moment I seem to be there; but alas! recollection at hand soon hurries me back to despair.
Scenes must be beautiful which daily view'd please daily, and whose novelty survives long knowledge and the scrutiny of years.
Wilkie Collins, fully William Wilkie Collins
Properly pursued, the Art of Cookery allows of no divided attention.
Will Durant, fully William James "Will" Durant
The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an old man has for his old wife.
Will Rogers, fully William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers
Ability is all right but if it is not backed up by honesty and public confidence you will never be a (successful person). The best a man can do is to arrive at the top in his chosen profession. I have always maintained that one profession is deserving of as much honor as another provided it is honorable.
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Will Rogers, fully William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers
Do anything in this world but monkey with somebody eles's religion. What reasoning of conceit makes anyone think theirs is right?
Nothing | Prosperity | Wife |
Will Rogers, fully William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers
I know things are going to get better in spite of both sides. Then when things do get better, then you'll hear the yell that will go up. The Democrats will swear that recovery was due to them. Now the Republicans, they'll say it was due to them. Nobody wanted to claim the credit for the country blowing up, but wait until it starts picking up and they'll both be on it then. See? I don't think either one of them knows what it's all about, to be honest with you. Both sides are doing nothing but just looking towards the next election.
Will Rogers, fully William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers
Imagine a man in public office that everybody knew where he stood. We wouldn’t call him a statesman, we would call him a curiosity.
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Will Rogers, fully William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers
I arrived at my hut in Beverly Hills just in time to keep real estate men from plotting off and selling my front yard. They will sell you anything or anybody's in the world as long as they can get a first payment... It used to be only Iowa that was out here but now they have three or four adjoining states interested and they are here, too. Real estate agents -- you never saw as many in your life; they are as thick as bootleggers.
Will Rogers, fully William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers
If a bank fails in China, they behead the men at the top of it that was responsible...If we beheaded all of ours that were responsible for bank failures, we wouldn't have enough people left to bury the heads.
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Will Rogers, fully William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers
Now I am not a sort of a lawyer detecting things, but that name sounds a little phoney. When one man writes all that's in a paper, and this only had three pages outside of legal notices, why naturally he has got to make it look like he had quite a staff, so he does like these big holding companies did when they was sending wires to help them keep on holding, why they signed any name they could think of. Now there ain't no man named 0. Z. Ide. He is as synthetic as the article.
Will Rogers, fully William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers
This depression was deep, and you don't climb out of anything as quick as you fall in.
Willa Cather, fully Willa Sibert Cather
A work-room should be like an old shoe; no matter how shabby, it's better than a new one.
Willa Cather, fully Willa Sibert Cather
The two friends stood for a few moments on the windy street corner, not speaking a word, as two travelers, who have lost their way, sometimes stand and admit their perplexity in silence. (O Pioneers!)