Gracie Allen - Time Quotes

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Today millions of people are living who will never do it again. Millions are being born for the first time–and millions are doing nothing because it's the best offer they've had this week. … It is for these people and many others that the Surprise Party is conceived and desecrated, founded upon the principle that everybody is just as good as anybody else, even though they aren't quite so smart.

Gracie Allen

My mind works so fast. When I think of something I say it. Lots of times I say it even before I think of it.

Gracie Allen

Cultivate friendships. If you don't have time to cultivate all of them, plow under every fifth one and collect your bonus.

Gracie Allen

Now, I don't pretend to know all the answers. I'm just a plain, ordinary, everyday genius who loves her fellow-man whenever possible. But let me tell you that women are getting very tired of running a poor second to the Forgotten Man, and with all the practice we've had around the house the time is ripe for a woman to sweep the country. I'll make a prediction with my eyes open: that a woman can and will be elected if she is qualified and gets enough votes.

Gracie Allen

I'm having my platform run up by a movie set designer, so it will be very impressive from the front, but not too premanent. After all, there's no sense putting a lot of time and thought into something you'll have no use for after you're elected.

Gracie Allen