Robert Orben quotes - page 3

Inflation is bringing us true democracy. For the first time in history, luxuries and necessities are selling at the same price. (Robert Orben)
In prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations: fight or flee. In modern times, humor offers us a third alternative; fight, flee - or laugh. View quote
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Happiness is a very small desk and a very big wastebasket. View quote
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Planned obsolescence is not really a new concept. God used it with people. View quote
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Do your kids a favor - don't have any. View quote
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Washington is a place where politicians don't know which way is up and taxes don't know which way is down. View quote
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Spring is God's way of saying, 'One more time!' View quote
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With my luck, if I ever invested in General Motors, they'd bust it to Corporal! View quote
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These detective series on TV always end at precisely the right moment-after the criminal is arrested and before the court turns him loose. View quote
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Don't think of it as failure. Think of it as time-released success. View quote
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A compliment is verbal sunshine. (Robert Orben)
I should warn you that underneath these clothes I'm wearing boxer shorts and I know how to use them. View quote
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A toast to the weapons of war, may they rust in peace. View quote
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Thanks to modern medicine we are no longer forced to endure prolonged pain, disease, discomfort and wealth. View quote
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There are only two kinds of people in this world. The realists and the dreamers. The realists know where they are going and the dreamers have already been there. View quote
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It may be the way the cookie crumbles on Madison Avenue, but in Honk Kong it's the way the egg rolls. View quote
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Happiness is contagious. Be a carrier. View quote
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I understand the big food companies are developing a tearless onion. I think they can do it -- after all, they've already given us tasteless bread. View quote
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Robert Orben

Occupation: American Writer
Born: March 4, 1928
Died: February 2, 2023
Quotes count: 68
Wikipedia: Robert Orben

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