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Quotes by Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Alice Roosevelt Longworth

“If you havent got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me.”

“I have a simple philosophy. Fill whats empty. Empty whats full. And scratch where it itches.”

“Dorothy is the only woman in history who has had her menopause in public and made it pay.”

“Ive always believed in the adage that the secret of eternal youth is arrested development”

“My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding, and the baby at every christening”

“He looks as though hes been weaned on a pickle”

“If you cant say something good about someone, sit right here by me”

“He [Calvin Coolidge] looks as though hes been weaned on a pickle.”

“The secret of eternal youth is arrested development.”

“If you havent got anything good to say about anyone come and sit by me.”

“They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad to realize Im going to miss mine by just a few days”

“Even the best of friends cannot attend each others funeral.”

“He would make a lovely corpse.”

“In our society any man who doesnt cry at his mothers funeral is liable to be condemned to death”

“You should always go to other peoples funerals; otherwise, they wont come to yours.”

If you havent got anything nice to say about anybody come sit next to me.

My specialty is detached malevolence.

If you cant say something good about someone sit right here by me.

You cant make souffle rise twice.

I have a simple philosophy. Fill whats empty. Empty whats full. And scratch where it itches.