Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Groucho Marx (American Actor)

Julius Henry Marx (1890–1977,) known by his famous nickname of Groucho Marx, was an American comedian and popular entertainer.

Born in New York City, Julius aspired to become a doctor during his youth. However, his overbearing mother, Minnie, shortened his education and forced him to earn a living to help settle the gambling debts of Chico, Julius’s elder brother, and Minnie’s favorite son.

Groucho began acting with his brothers Harpo and Chico, and they became famous as the Marx Brothers. Groucho was known as the most talkative Marx brother, and he was recognized for his snappy insults and quick wit. Groucho’s grease-paint bushy eyebrows and mustache, as well as his trademark cigar, make him immediately distinguishable.

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I have nothing but confidence in you, and very little of that.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Confidence

I’ve had a wonderful evening – but this wasn’t it.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Insults

Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Aging, Age

From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Books, Reading

I do not care to belong to a club that accepts people like me.
Groucho Marx
Topics: People

My mother loved children—she would have given anything if I had been one.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Children

There’s one way to find out if a man is honest – ask him. If he says, “Yes,” you know he is a crook.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Honesty

I eat like a vulture. Unfortunately the resemblance doesn’t end there.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Food

A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Confidence

I worked myself up from nothing to extreme poverty.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Poverty, The Poor

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Intelligence, The Military

Look at me. I worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Poverty, The Poor

I never forget a face, but in your case I’ll make an exception.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Faces, Face

Humor is reason gone mad.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Humor

I don’t care to join any club that’s prepared to have me as a member.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Golf

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Trouble, Politics

Outside of a dog, a book is probably man’s best friend, and inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Books, Dogs

No-one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Unhappiness

Whoever named it necking is a poor judge of anatomy.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Sex

Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Wife

Although it is generally known, I think it’s about time to announce that I was born at a very early age.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Birth

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Fun

If you’ve heard this story before, don’t stop me, because I’d like to hear it again.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Jokes, Humor

Please accept my resignation. I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member.
Groucho Marx
Topics: People

Wives are people who feel they don’t dance enough.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Wives, Marriage

Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.
Groucho Marx

There is no sweeter sound than the crumbling of ones fellow man.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Envy, Defects

I did toy with the idea of doing a cook-book. The recipes were to be the routine ones: how to make dry toast, instant coffee, hearts of lettuce and brownies. But as an added attraction, at no extra charge, my idea was to put a fried egg on the cover. I think a lot of people who hate literature but love fried eggs would buy it if the price was right.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Cooking

Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men—the other 999 follow women.
Groucho Marx
Topics: Leadership

Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?
Groucho Marx
Topics: Eyes

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