We Americans think we are pretty good! We want to build a house, we cut down some trees. We want to build a fire, we dig a little coal. But when we run out of all these things, then we will find out just how good we really are.

Say, this new home building idea of President Hoover's sounds good. They are working out a lot of beneficial things. The only thing is it took 'em so long to think of any of 'em. We ought to have plans in case of depression, just like we do in case of fire, 'Walk, don't run, to the nearest exit.'

I don't care how little your country is, you got a right to run it like you want to. When the big nations quit meddling then the world will have peace.

Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.

In Washington, one man could do what ten of them do. Things kinder run themselves, anyhow.

Will Rogers used to say he wouldn't run for president no matter how badly the country needed a comedian.

We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs.

Texas is a great state. It's the 'Old Man River' of states. No matter who runs it or what happens to it politically, it just keeps rolling along!

Everyone wants to vote for the best and most qualified man, but he never runs for office.