47 quotes
"Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?"
- Groucho Marx
Love
"When you’re in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, ‘Damn, that was fun.'”"
- Groucho Marx
Love
"Behind every successful man is a woman, behind him is his wife."
- Groucho Marx
Love
"No man goes before his time — unless the boss leaves early."
- Groucho Marx
Awareness
"I read in the newspapers they are going to have 30 minutes of intellectual stuff on television every Monday from 7:30 to 8. to educate America. They couldn't educate America if they started at 6:30."
- Groucho Marx
Awareness
"I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it."
- Groucho Marx
Happiness
"There’s one thing I always wanted to do before I quit . . . . retire!"
- Groucho Marx
Happiness
"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it."
- Groucho Marx
Integrity
"When you’re in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, ‘Damn, that was fun.'"
- Groucho Marx
Relationships
"When you're in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun.'"
- Groucho Marx
Relationships
"Marry me and I’ll never look at another horse!"
- Groucho Marx
Relationships
"I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury."
- Groucho Marx
Relationships
"Marriage is the chief cause of divorce."
- Groucho Marx
Relationships
"I had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn’t it."
- Groucho Marx
Relationships
"Marriage is a wonderful institution … but who wants to live in an institution?"
- Groucho Marx
Relationships
"Marry me, and I’ll never look at another horse!"
- Groucho Marx
Relationships
"It isn't necessary to have relatives in Kansas City in order to be unhappy."
- Groucho Marx
Relationships
"Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife."
- Groucho Marx
Relationships
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read."
- Groucho Marx
Inspiration
"No man goes before his time—unless the boss leaves early."
- Groucho Marx
Motivation
"The problem with doing nothing is that you never know when you’re finished."
- Groucho Marx
Motivation
"I intend to live forever, or die trying."
- Groucho Marx
Motivation
"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book."
- Groucho Marx
Creativity
"Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read."
- Groucho Marx
Creativity
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
- Groucho Marx
Creativity
"I must say that I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a book."
- Groucho Marx
Learning
"Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it."
- Groucho Marx
Choice
"Each morning when I open my eyes, I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today."
- Groucho Marx
Belief in Self
"Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today."
- Groucho Marx
Belief in Self
""I intend to live forever or die trying.""
- Groucho Marx
Ambition
""Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.""
- Groucho Marx
Change
""No man goes before his time — unless the boss leaves early.""
- Groucho Marx
Time Management
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
- Groucho Marx
Contentment
"I find television very educational. Every time someone turns it on, I go in the other room and read a book."
- Groucho Marx
Education
""I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.""
- Groucho Marx
Education
""Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.""
- Groucho Marx
Education
"I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book."
- Groucho Marx
Education
"Why do we spend so much time looking for intelligent life on other planets? I'd be happy to find intelligent life here on Earth first."
- Groucho Marx
Wisdom
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
- Groucho Marx
Wisdom
"Although it is generally known, I think it’s about time to announce that I was born at a very early age."
- Groucho Marx
Joy
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
- Groucho Marx
Joy
"From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it."
- Groucho Marx
Joy
"If you’re not having fun, you’re doing something wrong."
- Groucho Marx
Joy
"There's one thing I always wanted to do before I quit . . . . retire!"
- Groucho Marx
Joy
"No man goes before his time — unless his boss leaves early."
- Groucho Marx
Adaptation
"She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon."
- Groucho Marx
Boldness
"Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough."
- Groucho Marx
Philosophy