27 Quotations by Wilson Mizner
- 1. A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant.
- 2. A fellow who is always declaring that he's no fool, usually has his suspicions.
- 3. A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.
- 4. Always be nice to people on the way up; because you'll meet the same people on the way down.
- 5. Be nice to people on your way up because you'll need them on your way down.
- 6. Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.
- 7. Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.
- 8. God help those who do not help themselves.
- 9. Hollywood is a sewer with service from the Ritz Carlton.
- 10. I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.
- 11. I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your effort to believe it.
- 12. I have known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, but never had a thought.
- 13. I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you and education.
- 14. If you count all your assets you always show a profit.
- 15. If you steal from one author, it's plagiarism; if you steal from many, it's research.
- 16. Life is a tough proposition and the first hundred years are the hardest.
- 17. Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.
- 18. Over in Hollywood they almost made a great picture, but they caught it in time.
- 19. Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner with an overcoat ...
- 20. Some of the greatest love affairs I've known have involved one actor - unassisted.
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