Wilson Mizner - Famous Quotes

Famous Quotes

  • "Stealing from one is plagiarism, stealing from many is research"
  • "I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education."
  • "To my embarrassment, I was born in bed with a lady."
  • "I've spent several years in Hollywood, and I still think the movie heroes are in the audience."
  • "A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something."
  • "Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down".
  • "Those who welcome death have only tried it from the ears up."
  • "Working for Warner Brothers is like fucking a porcupine: it's a hundred pricks against one."
  • "Treat a whore like a lady — and a lady like a whore."

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