It has been a while since I posted some quotations so without further ado let's see a few more:
Showman Phineas T. Barnum knew there were fortunes to be made in show business, since
"Every crowd has a silver lining."
Hollywood producer Sam Goldwin
"Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined."
and
"What we want is a story that starts with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax."
Pianist and mordant Oscar Levant:
"Strip away the phoney tinsel of Hollywood and you find the real tinsel underneath."
Mae West in the 1930s, playing the bad girl:
"I used to be Snow White, but I drifted."
and
Girl: Goodness what beautiful diamonds you are wearing!
Mae West: Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie!
Comedian Will Rogers:
"The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself."
Errol Flynn, whose private life was expensively wild, confessed:
"My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income."
Mickey Rooney recognizes:
"I'm the only man who has a marriage licence made out 'To Whom It May Concern!'"
More next week
I just love these quotes, especially anything from Mae West.
ReplyDeleteThank you Stephen ~Mae West was certainly a character, wasn't she? . . . :)
DeleteThe Snow White one is especially funny. :)
ReplyDeleteYes . . . impossible to dwarf Mae West's humour . . . lol
DeleteHi Eddie - love the Mae West one ... "I drifted" ... fun and so right ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteYes I have a few Mae West quotes . . . . but I never heard of that one until I read it in my book . . . :)
DeleteI used to be Snow White too, Eddie, but then the world tried to double-cross me and I ended up being blue. ;)
ReplyDeleteI believe you, blue . . lol . . . ;)
DeleteLove those quotes. I like the ones about old age (not that I old yet!). The cure to stop you from going grey was invented by a Frenchman did you know? His name was Monsieur Guillotine.
ReplyDeleteSpot the typo!
DeleteMonsieur Guillotine, or Madame Guillotine would cure all conditions and ailments . . . lol
DeleteYes I spotted the typo ~ (not that I'm old yet).
I make so may typos and misspellings myself I have started proof reading my comments before I post them. . . . :)
Who's "Miss Spellings"? Do I know her?
DeleteShe's having coffee with "Miss Nomer" and "Miss Print". They are getting alone fine . . . lol
DeleteFun stuff. I'd heard a few of them.. and smiled at all of them
ReplyDeleteThanks Hilary ~ I have a lot more quotes which I hope to post every weekend . . . they do seems to brighten our days a bit . . . I bet Mae West was a character . . . :)
Deleteto whom it may concern....smiles...
ReplyDeletethanks for the smiles good sir...i needed the lift to brighten the day....
Thank you Brian and you are most welcome, Sir . . .
DeleteI wonder if the school kids call you that . . . . :)
I like the Mae West one about Snow White!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy and that Mae West does seen "top of the pops" this week with her Snow White quote..
DeleteI have some more of hers and one I shall post next week . . . :)
haha a bit redundant with the shrink
ReplyDeleteThe to whom it may concern had to come with a wink
I can applaud myself without a screen
Although I may look rather obscene lol
Hi . . . my good friend Pat
DeleteCalling in with this and that
Glad you liked this week's quotes
And they made you laugh and got your vote . . . . lol
Hi Eddie.....
ReplyDeleteI found you!
I guess I was MIA for the holiday!
I do believe that your comments are just as...if not....funnier than the quotes!
I like the Snow White one!
Cheers!
Linda :o)
Give Peter a hug for me♥️
MIA . . . . . does not compute . . . lol
DeleteIs this ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics . . . . . lol
Love the comments and replying to them , , , and thank you for yours
I thought you had abandoned me and gone to a cottage by Lake Eirie. . . . rofl.
I might have guessed you would like the Snow White one . . .
I will give Peter a hug from you inded . . . .
Cheers
Eddie :)
Missing in action......must be a Canadian thingy!
DeleteHave fun!
Ah thanks . . . a bit like AWL = absent without leave . . .:)
DeleteOscar Levant is one of the truly underrated wits of the twentieth century. I'm always happy to read more from him. Heck of a pianist, also. As I understand it, he was beset by almost crippling bouts of depression (as, it seems, many of the world's best wits have been - odd that.)
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