Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.
Groucho MarxRead
Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.
Interpretation
Aging itself is simple and common; what matters is how one lives during that time.
In this quote, Groucho Marx emphasizes that merely aging is an easy feat that everyone accomplishes by living long enough. However, he suggests that the true essence of life is not defined by the number of years one lives, but by the richness of experiences and the quality of life during those years.
In practice
This quote can be used in a motivational speech about making the most out of life.
Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.
John you say you met in an elevator. Was the elevator going up at the time, or down? This is very important, for going down in an elevator one always has that sinking feeling and for all I know you may have this confused with love. If you were going up, it is clearly a case of love at first sight.
Firefly: Where is your husband? Mrs. Teasdale: Why, he's dead. Firefly: I'll bet he's just using that as an excuse. Mrs. Teasdale: I was with him to the very end. Firefly: Hmmph. No wonder he passed away. Mrs. Teasdale: I held him in my arms and kissed him. Firefly: Oh I see. Then, it was murder.
Chico: "Here's the book, it's a dollar" Groucho: "Here's a ten, and shoot the change." Chico: "I don't have change I'd have to give you nine more books.
Gentlemen, Chicolini here may talk like an idiot, and look like an idiot, but don't let that fool you: he really is an idiot. I implore you, send him back to his father and brothers, who are waiting for him with open arms in the penitentiary. I suggest that we give him ten years in Leavenworth, or eleven years in Twelveworth.
Die, my dear? Why that's the last thing I'll do!
When you want to arrive at your goal more than you want to be doing what you are doing, you become stressed.
Cynicism cripples our imagination and limits our ability to see faint possibilities amidst glaring problems.
I know the next best thing is often the very best.
I worked for Harperβs Bazaar. They fired me. I recommend that you all get fired; itβs a great learning experience.
What's right is what's left if you do everything else wrong.
...but then the general trouble with ignorance is always that the ignorant person has no idea that that's what they are. You can be ignorant and stupid and go through your whole life without ever encountering any evidence against the hypothesis that you're a genius.
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