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W. C. Fields

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About W. C. Fields

William Claude Dukenfield, better known as W. C. Fields, was an American actor, comedian, juggler and writer. His career in show business began in vaudeville, where he attained international success as a silent juggler. He began to incorporate comedy into his act and was a featured comedian in the Ziegfeld Follies for several years. He became a star in the Broadway musical comedy Poppy (1923), in which he played a colorful small-time con man. His subsequent stage and film roles were often simil…

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Women are like elephants. I like to look at 'em, but I wouldn't want to own one.
Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.
There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.

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Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she'll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life.
When we have lost everything, including hope, life becomes a disgrace, and death a duty.
I never worry about being driven to drink I just worry about being driven home.
Show me a great actor and I'll show you a lousy husband. Show me a great actress, and you've seen the devil.
Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.
Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.