If you can laugh together, you can work together.
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Robert Orben
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About Robert Orben
Robert Orben was an American professional comedy writer and magician. He wrote multiple books on comedy, mostly collections of gags and "one-liners" originally written for his newsletter, Orben's Current Comedy, and also wrote books for magicians. Later, Orben moved into politics, and in 1973 he became head speechwriter to Vice President Gerald R. Ford.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Robert OrbenEvery morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work.
Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work.
Every speaker has a mouth An arrangement rather neat. Sometimes it's filled with wisdom. Sometimes it's filled with feet.
Don't think of it as failure. Think of it as time-released success.
A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success.
Life was a lot simpler when what we honored was father and mother rather than all major credit cards.
Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?
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I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home.
Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work.
Humor starts like a wildfire, but then continues on, smoldering, smoldering for years.
I remember when humor was gentle pokes. I used to call it 'arm around the shoulder' humor. Now they go for the jugular and they take no prisoners. It's mean, mean stuff.
In prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations: fight or flee. In modern times, humor offers us a third alternative fight, flee - or laugh.
I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home.
Inflation is bringing us true democracy. For the first time in history, luxuries and necessities are selling at the same price.
Quit worrying about your health. It will go away.
Older people shouldn't eat health food, they need all the preservatives they can get.
Happiness is a very small desk and a very big wastebasket.
A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success.
Washington is a place where politicians don't know which way is up and taxes don't know which way is down.
Never raise your hand to your children - it leaves your midsection unprotected.
Older people shouldn't eat health food, they need all the preservatives they can get.
Older people shouldn't eat health food, they need all the preservatives they can get.
Quit worrying about your health. It will go away.
Don't think of it as failure. Think of it as time-released success.