“You know everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.”

— Will Rogers, Nationally syndicated column number 90, From Nuts To The Soup (31 August 1924)

About Will Rogers

1879 – 1935

American humorist and entertainer, known for his newspaper columns and radio commentary.

“Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.”

“Heroing is one of the shortest-lived professions there is.”

“I never met a man I didn't like.”

“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”

“Remember that all is opinion.”

“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have yet to be discovered.”

“Beauty is the mark God sets upon virtue.”

“Truth also has its roof, and bed, and board.”

“Heartily know, when half-gods go, the gods arrive.”