“A child of five could understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.”
More from Groucho Marx on Humor
“I do not care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.”
“I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.”
“Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows - marriage does.”
“I never forget a face but in your case I'll make an exception.”
“I've had a wonderful evening . . . but this wasn't it.”
“Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.”
“I must confess, I was born at a very early age.”
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
“I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book.”
“I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.”
Others on Humor
George Carlin
13 quotes“I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where's the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defea...”
H. L. Mencken
11 quotes“Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.”
Sir Winston Churchill
10 quotes“In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome d...”
Ambrose Bierce
10 quotes“TELEPHONE n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his d...”
Mary West
9 quotes“To err is human - but it feels divine.”
Douglas Adams
9 quotes“Insanity is a gradual process - don't rush it.”
Laurence Peter
9 quotes“Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.”
Will Rogers
8 quotes“The minute you read something that you can't understand, you can almost be sure that it was drawn up by a lawyer.”
Dorothy Parker
8 quotes“The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant - and let the air out of the tires.”
Henry Kissinger
7 quotes“There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.”
Rodney Dangerfield
7 quotes“You gotta look out for number one, but don't step in number two!”
Steven Wright
6 quotes“I intend to live forever. So far, so good.”