Robert Riskin Quotes & Sayings

Age is a limit we impose upon ourselves. You know, each time you Westerners celebrate your birthday you build another fence around your minds. — Robert Riskin

How did you feel feeding doughnuts to a horse? Had a kick out of it, huh? Got a big laugh. Did you ever think of feeding doughnuts to a human being? No! — Robert Riskin

To most of you, your neighbor is a stranger, a guy with a barking dog and a high fence around him. Now you can't be a stranger to any guy who's on your own team. So tear down the fence that separates you, tear down the fence and you'll tear down a lot of hates and prejudices. Tear down all the fences in the country and you'll really have teamwork. — Robert Riskin

Art is 110 percent sweat. — Robert Riskin

People here are funny. They work so hard at living, they forget how to live. — Robert Riskin

You shouldn't be looking at the bottom of the mountain. Why don't you try looking at the top some time? — Robert Riskin