Quotes by Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

American comic actor

Lived from: 1890 - 1977

Category: Movie Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 2 october 1890 Died: 19 august 1977

  • I wish to be cremated. One tenth of my ashes shall be given to my agent, as written in our contract.
  • I have no advice to give to young actors. To young, struggling actresses, my advice is to keep struggling. If you struggle long enough, you will never get in trouble and if you never get in trouble, you will never be much of an actress.
  • Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men - the other 999 follow women.
  • Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
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  • He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot, but don't let that fool you - he really is an idiot.
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  • My mother loved children - she would have given anything if I had been one.
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  • I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception.
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  • A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.
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  • A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke.
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  • Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.
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  • Alimony is like buying hay for a dead horse.
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  • Either he's dead or my watch has stopped.
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  • From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend on reading it.
    Life (9 geb. 1962), over Dawn Ginsbergh's Revenge van S.J. Perelman
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  • Getting older is no problem. You just have to live long enough.
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  • He had about as much equipment for the stage as the average Zulu has for psychiatry
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  • As soon as I get through with you, you'll have a clear case of divorce and so will my wife.
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  • Although it is generally known, I think it's about time to announce that I was born at a very early age.
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  • Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.
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  • Do you think I could buy back my introduction to you?
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  • I do not care to belong to a club that accepts people like me.
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  • I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.
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  • I don't want to belong to any organization that would have me as a member.
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  • I find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on I go into another room and read a good book.
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  • I have no advice to give to young actors. To young, struggling actresses, my advice is to keep struggling. If you struggle long enough, you will never get in trouble and if you never get in trouble, you will never be much of an actress.
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What are the most famous quotes from Groucho Marx?

The two most famous quotes from Groucho Marx are:

  • "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot, but don't let that fool you - he really is an idiot."
  • "My mother loved children - she would have given anything if I had been one."

When did Groucho Marx live?

Groucho Marx was born in 1890 and died in the year 1977.