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Wilson Mizner Facts
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Wilson Mizner (May 19, 1876 – 1933) was an American playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur. His best-known plays are The Deep Purple, produced in 1910, and The Greyhound, produced in 1912. He was manager and co-owner of The Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles, California, and was affiliated with his brother, Addison Mizner, in a series of scams and picaresque misadventures that inspired Stephen Sondheim's musical Road Show. (1876 – 1933) |
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Quotes by Wilson Mizner
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A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant.
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A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.
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Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.
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Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.
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I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.
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If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.
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Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.
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Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
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Most hard-boiled people are half-baked.
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The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.
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To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
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