William Penn Adair Rogers, known as William Rogers is a well-known American stage and film actor, humorist, newspaper column writer, and social commentator. He was a multi-talented man and a very famous celebrity of his time.
He was born to a Cherokee family in the Indian Territory on November 4, 1879. He traveled around the world three times in his life. He made almost 71 films and wrote more than 4000 newspaper columns. He also worked in silent movies. His clever common sense attitude made him different from his colleagues.
In the mid of the 1930s, he was supposed to be the highest-paid of Hollywood film stars. His career was at the peak when he died in a small plane crash on August 15, 1935.
As a famous multi-talented person, his observation about life and human behavior was very deep and correct. Most of his column lines or sayings are still quoted by the motivational speaker and well-known writers in their content. We thought his words could help you very much in your daily life, so we published those words in a single article for you.
Here we have some very well-known and famous Will Rogers Quotes for you. Read them, choose your favorite one and tell us in the comment section.
William Rogers Quotes:
An onion can make people cry but there’s never been a vegetable that can make people laugh. – Will Rogers
Last year we said, ‘Things can’t go on like this’, and they didn’t, they got worse. – Will Rogers
What the country needs are dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds. – Will Rogers
I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him ‘father.’ – Will Rogers
The best way out of the difficulty is through it. – Will Rogers
If you can build a business up big enough, it’s respectable. – Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying ‘Nice doggie’ until you can find a rock. – Will Rogers
The schools ain’t what they used to be and never was. – Will Rogers
One Ad is worth more to a paper than forty Editorials. – Will Rogers
Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” – Will Rogers
“Never miss a good chance to shut up.” – Will Rogers
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went.” – Will Rogers
“Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.” – Will Rogers
“There are two theories to arguing with a woman. Neither works.” – Will Rogers
“All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that’s an alibi for my ignorance.” – Will Rogers
“I never met a man that I didn’t like.” – Will Rogers
“Rumor travels faster, but it doesn’t stay put as long as truth.” – Will Rogers
“Common sense ain’t common.” – Will Rogers
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today” – Will Rogers
“The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.” – Will Rogers
“Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.” – Will Rogers
“Everyone is ignorant, only on different subjects.” – Will Rogers
“Do the best you can, and don’t take life too seriously.” – Will Rogers
“When you find yourself in a hole, quit digging.” – Will Rogers
“The minute you read something that you can’t understand, you can almost be sure that it was drawn up by a lawyer.” – Will Rogers
“We can’t all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.” – Will Rogers
“A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.” – Will Rogers
“The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.” – Will Rogers
“If pro is the opposite of con, what is the opposite of Congress?” – Will Rogers
“If stupidity got us in this mess, how come it can’t get us out.” – Will Rogers
“A fool and his money are soon elected.” – Will Rogers
“I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.” – Will Rogers
“I’m not a real movie star. I’ve still got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago.” – Will Rogers
“Always drink upstream from the herd.” – Will Rogers
“The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected.” – Will Rogers
“Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.” – Will Rogers
“The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it in your back pocket.” – Will Rogers
“The more you observe politics, the more you’ve got to admit that each party is worse than the other.” – Will Rogers
“Ten men in our country could buy the whole world and ten million can’t buy enough to eat.” – Will Rogers
“It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but you can lose it in a minute.” – Will Rogers
“An onion can make people cry, but there has never been a vegetable invented to make them laugh.” – Will Rogers
FAQ
Was William Rogers a Politician?
Although he was very popular for his leading political wet, He was not a Politician at all. He often said “I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat”.
