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“Well, all I know is what I read in the papers.”
— Nationally syndicated column number 42, Blames All Ills on Earthquake (1923). This became a remark Rogers often used in his public appearances.
“I certainly know that [A] comedian can only last till he either takes himself serious or his audience takes him serious and I don't want either of those to happen to me til I am dead (if then).”
— Daily Telegram #1538, The First Good News of the 1928 Campaign! Mr. Rogers Says He Will Not Run For Anything (28 June 1931)
“No party is as bad as its state and national leaders.”
— "I Accept the Nomination", Life magazine, 31 May 1928
“Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.”
— As quoted in Land in America : Its Value, Use, and Control (1981) by Peter M. Wolf, p. 6
“We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.”
— "The World Tomorrow" After the Manner of Great Journalists
“That's one thing about Republican Presidents. They never went in much for plans. They only had one plan. It says "Boys, my head is turned. Just get it while you can."”
— radio broadcast (21 April 1935)