Art Linkletter Quotes

The four stages of man are infancy, childhood, adolescence, and obsolescence.

Yes, I backed the hula hoop. And I had a lot of other people come to me with ideas that turned out well

Kids do say the darndest things

Children have an unerring instinct for knowing when they are being patronized. They go immediately on the defensive against head-patting adults who treat them like strange beings.

No one can keep from aging, but there is no need to grow old.

I stand fearlessly for small dogs, the American Flag, motherhood and the Bible. That's why people love me.

If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least 10 times.

If you don't go far enough back in memory or far enough ahead in hope, your future will be impoverished.

I've learned it's always better to have a small percentage of a big success, than a hundred percent of nothing.

Diplomacy - the art of jumping into trouble without making a splash.

Being alive at 87 is quite an accomplishment if you're curious, interested, seeing the fun out of life, doing things, having a purpose.

I eat a lowfat diet, think positively, get exercise every day.

I grew up poor. I never had any money. I was a hobo, you know, ride the freights

In the Top 40, half the songs are secret messages to the teen world to drop out, turn on, and groove with the chemicals and light shows at discotheques.

My age now, like my age 20 years ago, marks the year in which I was born. That's all.

Posterity is the patriotic name for grandchildren.

Troubadours travelled from town to town. They didn't really sing too good, which is the main reason they kept going.

People find gold in fields, veins, river beds, and pockets. Whichever, it takes work to get it out.

The depths of the Depression. You didn't ask what the job was, what the pay was, you didn't ask about stock options, or - you said yes

A finished product is one that has already seen its better days.

Radio was so important to everybody back then; there was no TV. Columbia Square was the epitome of radio. Everything was modern. It was beautiful.

Committees are to get everybody together and homogenize their thinking.

One of the wonderful things about going to a small college is you can get into everything.