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Will Rogers was an American humorist, actor, and social commentator, celebrated for his witty observations on politics and society. His folksy style and sharp humor made him one of the most beloved public figures in the United States during his time. He became a national icon, using his platform to connect with audiences across radio, film, and print. Here are 344 of his quotes:

There ain't nothing that breaks up homes, country, and nations like somebody publishing their memoirs.

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The more you read and observe about this politics thing, the more you've got to admit that each party's worse than the other. The one that's out always looks the best.

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Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

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We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can.

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A fool and his money are soon elected.

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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.

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Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.

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I have always said that a conference was held for one reason only, to give everybody chance to get sore at everybody else. Sometimes it takes two or three conferences to scare up a war, but generally one will do it.

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This country has gotten where it is in spite of politics, not by the aid of it. That we have carried as much political bunk as we have and still survived shows we are a super nation.

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Never let yesterday use up too much of today.

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No party is as bad as its leaders.

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I tell you folks, all politics is applesauce.

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Lord, the money we do spend on government, and it's not one bit better than the government that we got for one-third the money 20 years ago.

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The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.

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If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?

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We are the first nation in the history of the world to go to the poorhouse in an automobile.

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The rest of the people know the condition of the country, for they live in it, but Congress has no idea what is going on in America, so the president has to tell 'em.

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We are the first nation to starve to death in a storehouse that's overfilled with everything we want.

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That's one thing about Republican Presidents. They never went in much for plans. They only had one plan. It says "Boys, my head is turned. Just get it while you can."

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This would be a great world to dance in if we didn't have to pay the fiddler.

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Now everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody Else, but when it happens to you, why it seems to lose some of its Humor, and if it keeps on happening, why the entire laughter kinder Fades out of it.

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When I die, my epitaph or whatever you call those signs on gravestones is going to read: "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I didn't like." I am so proud of that I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved. And when you come to my grave you will find me sitting there, proudly reading it.

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