I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts Will Rogers
I have a scheme for stopping war. It’s this – no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one. Will Rogers
It’s almost worth the Great Depression to learn how little our big men know. Will Rogers
Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even. Will Rogers
It’s a good thing we don’t get all the government we pay for. Will Rogers
Last year we said, ‘Things can’t go on like this’, and they didn’t, they got worse. Will Rogers
The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn’t still be a farmer. Will Rogers
The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That’s one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living. Will Rogers
The schools ain’t what they used to be and never was. Will Rogers
The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn’t go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he’s got. Will Rogers
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. Will Rogers
Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it. Will Rogers
This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer. Will Rogers
We don’t seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business? Will Rogers
What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds. Will Rogers
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states. Will Rogers
A fool and his money are soon elected. Will Rogers
All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that’s an alibi for my ignorance. Will Rogers
Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for. Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying “Nice doggie” until you can find a rock. Will Rogers
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects. Will Rogers
If I studied all my life, I couldn’t think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress. Will Rogers
If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can’t it get us out? Will Rogers
If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics. Will Rogers
I cannot thank you enough for these jolts of sanity into our national stupidities in Kanada and the USSA, which I left at age 26, leaving a good business to my employees, as I sought a more sane nation.
Now Kanada’s gone to Hell and won’t be back in my lifetime, as I’m 71. God help my three adult children, who are all hard-working intelligent, and self-reliant.
Back to the bush, and God bless those who grow their own!