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Alexander Woollcott Quotes

List of quotations and sayings by the american critic Alexander Woollcott on topics like fattening, illegal, immoral

  • Character is made by what you stand for; reputation by what you fall for.

    — Alexander Woollcott on character
    167
  • There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.

    — Alexander Woollcott on present
    2
  • All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal, or fattening.

    — Alexander Woollcott on pleasure
    1
  • Nothing risque, nothing gained.

    — Alexander Woollcott on gained
    0
  • Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing.

    — Alexander Woollcott on half
    0
  • All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal or fattening.

    — Alexander Woollcott on fattening
    0
  • I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work.

    Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.

    — Alexander Woollcott on government
    0
  • Everything I like is either illegal, immoral or fattening.

    — Alexander Woollcott on fattening
    0
  • Germany was the cause of Hitler as much as Chicago is responsible for the Chicago Tribune.

    — Alexander Woollcott on chicago
    0
  • It comes from the likes of you! Take what you can get! Grab the chances as they come along! Act in hallways! Sing in doorways! Dance in cellars!

    — Alexander Woollcott on act
    0
  • About Alexander Woollcott

    Name Alexander Woollcott
    Quotes 10 quotations
    Nationality American
    Profession Critic
    Birthday October 16
    About Alexander Woollcott was an American critic and commentator for The New Yorker magazine and a member of the Algonquin Round Table.Born in New Jersey Attended Central High School Kansas City, Missouri; graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, in 1909. He founded a drama group there, edited the student literary magazine and was accepted by a fraternity.
    Top topics fattening, illegal, immoral, grab, sing

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