Will Rogers Quotes

The real question is: How do you react? What do you do next? Evade responsibilities? Bury yourself in work? What do you do? All three of my novels take up that question, although none gives an answer.

For every whack I've given, I've gotten four or five.

Everything is a reaction.

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.

When you're nice to me, I'm nice to you; but when you are not nice, I'm even worse.

If someone is nice to you, how can you be mean to them?

I'm always amazed that people are shocked when their despicable action causes an equally despicable reaction.

No reception without reaction, no impression without correlative expression, -this is the great maxim which the teacher ought never to forget.

Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.

Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.

Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises.

Patzer sees a check, gives a check.

If I'm insulted I will counterattack, or if something is unfair, I will counterattack, but I don't feel like I insult people. I don't want to do that. But if I'm attacked, I will counterattack.

Swearing can be fun, but doing it all the time causes a lot of problems

We get blows and return them.

Life is like a great teacher..... she will repeat the lesson until you learn.

The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.

Even if you're the greatest of all time, people are not just going to give it to you. It's a great lesson.

If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.

I never promise a woman anything nor let her know what I'm going to give her. That's the only way to manage them. Always keep them guessing. If you cant think of any other way to surprise them, give them a bust in the jaw.

We need to keep our ears open to the realities of life. If we don't act on life and take action to make things happen, it will act on us and give us results we might not want.

Time waxing old can many a lesson teach.

If you strike the goads with your fists, your hands suffer most.

Life is a cruel teacher. She loves to give you the test first and the lesson later.