330 Quotes by W. C. Fields

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    I think of the church often. Not because religion was closing in on me, but because for a long time my ass was sore from that hard, unupholstered pew.

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    I don't object to nine aces in one deck. But when a man lays down five aces in one hand... and besides, I know what I dealt him!

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    The income tax was devised to give lawyers and certified public accountants business. Few persons can make head, tail, or middle out of it. Einstein admitted he couldn't.

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    I always made up my own acts; built them out of my knowledge and observation of real life. I'd had wonderful opportunities to study people; and every time I went out on the stage I tried to show the audience some bit of true human nature.

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    I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.

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    Sleep – the most beautiful experience in life – except drink.

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