Quotes: Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

The fast-talking, cigar-waving Groucho Marx is an icon of comedy. An inspiration to Woody Allen, he also happened to be best mates with shock-rocker Alice Cooper. Now if only they’d made a buddy movie together.

  • start quote What do you get if you cross an insomniac, an agnostic and a dyslexic? Someone who stays up all night wondering if there is a dog. end quote
  • start quote To a writer he knew: From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it. end quote
  • start quote I have had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it. end quote
  • start quote The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. end quote
  • start quote Here's to our wives and girlfriends... May they never meet! end quote
  • start quote Those are my principles, and if you don't like them… Well, I have others. end quote
  • start quote Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. end quote
  • start quote I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions. The curtain was up. end quote
  • start quote Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution? end quote
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