Robert Benchley Quotes
In a house where there are small children the bathroom soon takes on the appearance of the Old Curiosity Shop.
Benchley, Robert. Pluck and Luck. Henry Holt and Company, 1925.
Standing on the deck of the Exxon Valdez watching the oil leak out:
The 113th Congress was the worst Congress in history having passed under 70 bills when ten times that number is considered modest production.
Robert Charles Benchley was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor. From his beginnings at The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, through his many years writing essays and articles for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and his acclaimed short films, Benchley's style of humor brought him respect and success during his life, from his peers at the Algonquin Round Table in New York City to contemporaries in the burgeoning film industry.
