John Barrymore
» America » “America is the country where you can buy a lifetime supply of aspirin For one dollar and use it up in two weeks.”
» Death and Dying » “Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.”
» Debt » “If it isn’t the sheriff, it’s the finance company; I’ve got more attachments on me than a vacuum cleaner.”
» Diversity » “You never realize how short a month is until you have to pay alimony.”
» Dreams » “A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.”
» Food and Eating » “I would like to find a stew that will give me heartburn immediately, instead of at three o clock in the morning.”
» Life and Living » “The trouble with life is that there are so many beautiful women and so little time.”
» Marriage » “I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom.”
» Money » “Why is there so much month left at the end of the money?”
» Mother-in-Laws » “My wife is the kind of girl who will not go anywhere without her mother, and her mother will go anywhere.”
» Poetry and Poets » “I’ve read some of your modern free verse and wonder who set it free.”
