Ryskind Quotes & Sayings

I simply did not want my face to be my talent. — Gene Tierney

Jimmy Hoffa said, "I know how Jesus must have felt. The fucking pharaohs rose to power on his coattails like the fucking Kennedy brothers are rising on mine."
Heshie Ryskind said, "Get your history straight. It was Julius Caesar that did Jesus in. — James Ellroy

People like you and I, though mortal of course like everyone else, do not grow old no matter how long we live. — Albert Einstein

Money will never make you happy and happy will never make you money. — Morrie Ryskind

The preciousness of the moment, which should make it easier to talk, makes it harder. — John Green

On this site we're going to build an Eye and Ear Hospital. This is going to be a sight for sore eyes. — Morrie Ryskind

If WikiLeaks were a for-profit company, determining its real value would be a nearly impossible task. — Evgeny Morozov

The elks live up in the hills and in the spring they come down for their annual convention. It is very interesting to watch them come down to the water hole. And you should see them run when they find that it's only a water hole. What they're looking for is elk-ohole. — Morrie Ryskind

Maybe I don't know everything that happened to you over the years, but every time you open your mouth and something self-deprecating falls out, it's like I'm hearing someone else's voice coming out of you.
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Every time you say something like that, something that puts you down, you're letting someone else's opinion take control of you. — V.L. Dreyer

Go away, you give philosophy nothing to catch hold of. — Xenocrates

Ever since I've met you, I've swept you off my feet. — Morrie Ryskind

Say, the next time I see you, remind me not to talk to you, will you? — Morrie Ryskind

It's a good thing you're not my Story Weaver. You're easily distracted by the pattern of the cloth and can't see the quality of the threads." "Well — Maria V. Snyder