Robert Orben Quotes

Nowadays, You Cannot Be A Very Effective Political Figure Without Having A Demonstrable Sense Of Humor. People Take To It.

I Understand The Big Food Companies Are Developing A Tearless Onion. I Think They Can Do It - After All, They've Already Given Us Tasteless Bread.

Faith, Indeed, Has Up To The Present Not Been Able To Move Real Mountains.... But It Can Put Mountains Where There Are None. Most People Would Like To Be Delivered From Temptation But Would Like It To Keep In Touch.

Realists Know Where They're Going. Dreamers Have Already Been There.

Economists Can Certainly Disappoint You. One Said That The Economy Would Turn Up By The Last Quarter. Well, I'm Down To Mine And It Hasn't.

The Secret Of Writing Comedy Is To Know Where It's All Going, Then Get Ahead Of It.

As Much As We Admire All The Characteristics Of A Ronald Reagan, As Soon As Something Goes Wrong, People Will Hate Those Same Characteristics.

Humor Is The Most Honest Of Emotions. Applause For A Speech Can Be Insincere, But With Humor, If The Audience Doesn't Like It There's No Faking It.

I Remember When Humor Was Gentle Pokes. I Used To Call It 'arm Around The Shoulder' Humor. Now They Go For The Jugular And They Take No Prisoners. It's Mean, Mean Stuff.

What If The Meek Inherited The Earth And We Had To Defend Ourselves From Martians?

The Chance To Be Seen As A Warm, Witty Guy Is Too Good An Opportunity For A Politician To Miss.

Humor Gives Presidents The Chance To Be Seen As Warm, Relaxed Persons. Humor Reaches Out And Puts Its Arm Around The Listener And Says, 'i Am One Of You, I Understand,' And Implicitly It Promises, 'i Will Do Something About Your Problems.'