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William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was a stage and motion picture actor, vaudeville performer, American cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator from Oklahoma. Of mixed race, he identified as Cherokee, as his parents did.

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Any person that don't read at least one well-written country newspaper is not truly informed.

Country, Informed, Newspaper, Newspapers, Wells

On prohibiting anybody from learning anything: Why, in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth.

Learning, People, Prohibiting, Race, Smartest, Years

Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.

Business, Gossip, Long, Rumor, Truth

When you straddle a thing it takes a long time to explain it.

Explain, Long, Long Time, Politics, Straddle

Last year we said, 'Things can't go on like this', and they didn't, they got worse.

Goes On, Like, Modern Life, Things, Year, Years

The problem in America isn't so much what people don't know; the problem is what people think they know that just ain't so.

America, Know, People, Problem, Think, Thinking

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.

Change, Changing, Everything, Funny, Life, Seriously

I like to hear a man talk about himself because then I never hear anything, but good.

Good, Hear, Like, Man, Men, Talk

This would be a great world to dance in if we didn’t have to pay the fiddler.

Business, Dance, Pay, World, Would Be

Texas is a great state. It's the 'Old Man River' of states. No matter who runs it or what happens to it politically, it just keeps rolling along!

Happens, Matter, Men, Rolling, Running, Texas

I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to the top.

Getting Older, Hill, Hills, Know, Over The Hill, Top

A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.

Funny, Horse, Opinion, Racing, Sarcastic

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

Funny, Inspirational, Life, Right, Run, Sit

People learn more from observation that they do from conversation.

Conversation, Learn, Observation, People

A king can stand people's fighting but he can't last long if people start thinking.

Fighting, King, Kings, People, Thinking, War

Do anything in this world but monkey with somebody eles's religion. What reasoning of conceit makes anyone think theirs is right?

Religion, Right, Think, Thinking, World

You must judge a man's greatness by how much he will be missed.

Business, Greatness, Judge, Men, Missed

The government sent the Indians to Oklahoma. They had a treaty that said, 'You shall have this land as long as grass grows and water flows. ' It was not only a good rhyme but looked like a good treaty, and it was till they struck oil. Then the Government took it away from us again. They said the treaty only refers to 'Water and Grass; it don't say anything about oil. '

Flows, Government, Grows, Oklahoma, Real, Say

I don't know how a lot of these nations existed as long as they have till we could get some of our people around and show 'em how to be good and pure like us.

Ems, Long, People, Pure, Show

Know what you're doing, love what you're doing, and believe in what you're doing.

Believe, Know, Knows, Love, Purpose

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