Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.
Groucho MarxRead
I must confess, I was born at a very early age.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote humorously suggests that everyone is born young, which is an obvious truth that Groucho Marx plays with.
Groucho Marx's quote is a playful take on the absurdity of stating the obvious. By claiming he was 'born at a very early age,' he highlights the inherent humor in the fact that all individuals start life as infants, making the statement both amusing and ridiculous. This kind of humor is characteristic of Marx's style, where he often employed irony and wit to engage audiences.
Themes
HumorAgeWisdomLifeIrony
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a comedy routine to introduce a discussion about aging.
More from Groucho Marx
All quotes βJohn 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.
Groucho MarxRead
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.
Groucho MarxRead
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.
Groucho MarxRead
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.
Groucho MarxRead
Die, my dear? Why that's the last thing I'll do!
Groucho MarxRead
Similar quotes
I don't deny it," said Frodo, looking at Sam, who was now grinning. "I don't deny it, but I'll never believe you are sleeping again, whether you snore or not. I shall kick you hard to make sure.
J. R. R. TolkienRead
I bought a cactus. A week later it died. And I got depressed, because I thought, Damn. I am less nurturing than a desert.
Demetri MartinRead
As soon as I go into a dark subject, like discussing the people I've loved and lost, I off-road into absurdist comedy perversion. It's both a means of protection and a kind of denial, a blessing and a curse. Wait, it's not a blessing at all. I guess it would be a bad habit and a curse.
Bob SagetRead
There's no real preparing at home for stand-up. You just go and you just do it.
Louis C. K.Read
Indigestion: A disease which the patient and his friends frequently mistake for deep religious conviction and concern for the salvation of mankind. As the simple Red Man of the Western Wild put it, with, it must be confessed, a certain force: 'Plenty well, no pray; big belly ache, heap God.'
Ambrose BierceRead
Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
Willie StargellRead