Creative Quotations from . . .
Groucho Marx
(1890-1977) born on
Oct 02
US comedian. "He was the leader of the Marx brother team and famous for his ad-lib insults in his TV show "You Bet Your Life," 1950-1961."
 
   
F
I find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on I go into another room and read a good book.

R
A child of five would understand this. Send somebody to fetch a child of five.
A
I did toy with the idea of doing a cook-book. . . . I think a lot of people who hate literature but love fried eggs would buy it if the price was right.
N
Home is where you hang your head.
K
"There is one way to find out if a man is honest -- ask him. If he says 'yes,' you know he's crooked."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "Quoted in: Leslie Halliwell, Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion (1984)."
R: "From the film "Duck Soup.""
A: ""Groucho and Me," ch. 1, 1959."
N: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
K: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."



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