Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Ogden Nash Author

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Aug 19, 1902
  • Died: Mar 19, 1971

Ogden Nash was a screenwriter, lyricist and poet.

A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold. family, men & women

Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else. aging

There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all. happiness

Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets them. marriage

The trouble with a kitten is that eventually it becomes a cat. pets

Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you. aging, home & hope

To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it Whenever you're right, shut up. love & marriage

Women would rather be right than reasonable. women

Happiness is having a scratch for every itch. happiness

Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore. parenting

Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny - Did you ever try buying then without money? being funny & money

If you don't want to work you have to work to earn enough money so that you won't have to work. money & work

The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control. happiness

I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers. hope

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 more quotes from John Millington Synge

3 more quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

27 quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 thoughts from Winston Churchill

74 thoughts from Winston Churchill