Inspirational Quotes by Milton Berle (American Entertainer)

A good wife always forgives her husband when she’s wrong.
—Milton Berle
Topics: Marriage

If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
—Milton Berle
Topics: Work, Opportunity, Graduation, Opportunities

If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?
—Milton Berle
Topics: Children, Mothers

Committee—a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours.
—Milton Berle
Topics: Committees

I’d rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.I’d rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far;for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.
—Milton Berle
Topics: Attitude

This is how it is today: The teachers are afraid of the principals. The principals are afraid of the superintendents. The superintendents are afraid of the board of education. The board is afraid of the parents. The parents are afraid of the children. The children are afraid of nothing!
—Milton Berle
Topics: Education

For every student with a spark of brilliance, there is about ten with ignition trouble.
—Milton Berle
Topics: Intelligence

My wife and I have a perfect understanding. I don’t try to run her life, and I don’t try to run mine.
—Milton Berle
Topics: Marriage

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