Will Rogers is a multi-talented person who contributed to several different fields like theatre and acting. He was also a newspaper writer and columnist and humorist. Will Rogers family comprises of seven siblings. Will Rogers parents were Mary America Schrimsher and Clement V. Rogers. No matter what he accomplished in his life, he passed away on August 15, 1935, at the age of 55 from a very bad air crash. The following are a few stellar and best Will Rogers quotes.
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
We specialise in certain domains that we are interested in like Arts, Humanities, and Sciences etc. It is not necessary to be well educated and knowledgeable about everything in the world. It is impossible, and it is okay not to know everything.
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
This quote has been said and recorded years ago but it is still very relatable till date. We have a government system which is said to be democratic but is not at times. It is a painfully sad fact and has a comic element mixed with it as we can make jokes out of it.
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
Gossip or juicy news about people or celebrities tend to spread like a forest fire, and it reaches everyone in the nook and corner of the world. If there is gossip about you around the world, it means you are successful, and there is nothing to be ashamed of.
Last year we said, 'Things can't go on like this', and they didn't, they got worse.
This is also another relatable quote which perfectly fits the current scenario. Each year we step into a new year expecting something positive or good. At the end of the day, things turn worse mostly and our expectations are shattered.
What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.
Generally, people want their children to study and take-up professional courses which are related to Arts, Sciences and not get into jobs like farming, cleaning which will involve a lot of getting our hands dirty. These jobs must be more recognised by all.
Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.
As humans, we spend nearly half of our life worrying and spending time thinking about our past. Will Rogers compares this with debt that never surfaces to our door and says it is a total waste of time, energy and mind space. Constant worrying will also have a bad impact on one's health.
Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
Nothing is predictable in life. We tend to expect the best at all times. Sometimes we fail to put in the effort but still expect the best out of it. All we can do overall is to give our best shot and expect the best to happen. Taking life too serious if of no use.
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Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.
We rarely tend to sympathise or empathise with people around us and the situations they go through on a day to day basis. We poke their wounds, make fun, pass comments, gossip and talk in their back which can be very hurtful. Only when we undergo the same situation, we feel the pain and hardships.
The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.
Life is never a bed of roses and has constant ups and downs in life. Sometimes the worst experience one can have will teach the best lesson, and one has to open heartily acknowledge it to make the best out of a bad situation. If we don't do it, it might not end well.
There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.
Out of peer pressure, family pressure and at times, even financial pressure people tend to switch their professions quite often. This is a very foolish thing to do as there was no point in spending those many years studying what someone is passionate about toiling in a different field that has no relevance.
If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.
People often do what they do not like, and they want to be happy in it. The key to eternal happiness is fulfilling one's life's purpose by knowing, loving and living and believing in what they are doing in life. It is essential to trust the process to attain satisfaction.
Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.
Gambling is one of the toxic behaviours one can have as it will make all breach the material wealth very quickly. Instead of gambling, one can invest the money on stocks which will rise and reselling them for a good price will fetch lump money.
Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.
Money is a materialistic aspect which we are running after and after earning a ransom amount of money, we have to invest it wisely or else it is of no use. Investing it in buying land is the wisest choice as the price will keep increasing with the resale value. No one can steal it too.
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
We live in a fast-evolving world, and change is the only thing which will happen constantly and is permanent. In such a world, people do not take politics as something which can change our society; rather they spend so much time focusing on the entertainment industry and following celebrities.
We will never have true civilisation until we have learned to recognise the rights of others.
There are different forms of government, and democracy is the most utilised form in the 21st century. Even though it is glorified, democracy still has many loopholes, and people as true citizens do not realise it. We will be able to create a true civilisation only when we recognise each other's rights.
A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.
Learning is a process which doesn't end till a person's death. There are many methods of learning, and the best way to gain knowledge is through reading. Having great friendships with smart people will also increase one's knowledge as they tend to exchange ideas and experience.
Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.
This is one of the most realistic quotes penned down by Will Rogers, which is based on time management and life skills. We tend to do random things at the wrong time and later just to save the time we lost we again waste time. Every individual must break this cycle in their life.
The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer.
Farming is one of the most difficult professions to do, and no one realises the importance of it mostly. There will be many hardships to be faced in it from water scarcity to resale value of the goods. A farmer must overcome all these obstacles, and for it, he must be very optimistic.
An onion can make people cry but there's never been a vegetable that can make people laugh.
In our society, we undergo a lot of stress and problems. It is very hard to cry. People suffer from many depression problems, and mental breakdowns are very common. It is advised to cry whenever one can and laugh as much as possible in a situation.
It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
Living in a very materialistic world, we often look at everything in a very money-minded way. It is not the money, land, valuables that count in a person's life; what he is as a human, the way he loves, gives affection, and shows sympathy is what matters.
Will Rogers Quotes on Politics
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Check out these some of the famous Will rogers quotes about Politics.
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The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that's out always looks the best
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The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.
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If you ever injected truth into politics you would have no politics.
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The more you read about politics the more you got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
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Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat with.
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There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
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If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.
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I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.
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Politics is applesauce.
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The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
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Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
Will Rogers Quotes on Leadership
Let's understand what Will Rogers says about leadership. Following are a few best Will Rogers quotes on leadership:
- Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
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How is the government going to get the extra taxes? Out of the rich, or just out of the poor, as usual?
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The United States never lost a war or won a conference.
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The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.
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People don't change under governments. Governments change.
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There are men running governments who shouldn't be allowed to play with matches.
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Lord, the money we do spend on Government and it's not one bit better than the government we got for one-third the money twenty years ago.
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Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
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I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
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Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.
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It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.
Famous Will Rogers Quotes
Below is the extensive list of Will Rogers quotes:
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Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people that they don't like.
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Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
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Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.
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I never met a man that I didn't like.
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All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.
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Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
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You know, everybody's ignorant, just on different subjects.
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The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.
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If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.
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Even if you are on the right track, but just sit there, you will still get run over.
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Never miss a good chance to shut up.
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Always drink upstream from the herd.
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you can't say civilization dont advance, in every war they kill you in a new way
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If pro is the opposite of con, what is the opposite of Congress?
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The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected.
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The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it in your back pocket.
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There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by readin’. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
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Everybody is ignorant, Just on different subjects.
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An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
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The minute you read something that you can't understand, you can almost be sure that it was drawn up by a lawyer.
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Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.
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If stupidity got us in this mess, how come it can't get us out.
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If stupidity got us into this, why can't stupidity get us out?
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When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.
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Even if you're on the right track you'll get run over if you just sit there.
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A holding company is the people you give your money to while you're being searched.
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Don't gamble take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up then sell it. If it don't go up don't buy it.
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The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
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There is nothing so stupid as an educated man if you get off the thing that he was educated in.
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Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
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There ain't nothing but one thing wrong with every one of us and that's selfishness.
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Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.
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This thing of being a hero about the main thing to it is to know when to die.
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Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggie" until you can find a rock.
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We are all here for a spell get all the good laughs you can.
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Everybody is ignorant only on different subjects.
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I don't know what humor is.
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It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble it's what we know that ain't so.
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The only thing that can stop hair from falling ... is the floor.
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To make money buy some good stock hold it until it goes up and then sell it. If it doesn't go up don't buy it.
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AH I know is what I see in the papers.
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So get a few laughs and do the best you can.
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A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.
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I'm not a member of any organized party I'm a Democrat.
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More men have been elected between Sundown and Sunup than ever were elected between Sunup and Sundown.
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The Republicans have their splits right after election and Democrats have theirs just before an election.
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One revolution is like one cocktail it just gets you organized for the next.
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We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.
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We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.
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The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has. Even when you make a tax form out on the level you don't know when it's through if you are a crook or a martyr.
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Everyone is ignorant only on different subjects.
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When you put down the good things you ought to have done and leave out the bad things you did do - well that's memoirs.
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Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.
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It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
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An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.
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We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business?
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If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable.
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Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.
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Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week.
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You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.
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Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
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The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
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We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.
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The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'
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A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.
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Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have.
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The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.
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Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
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A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.
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The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
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I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago.
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There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education.
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If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.
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I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they now do.
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Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.
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Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
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A fool and his money are soon elected.
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Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?
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Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.
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If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep.
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It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.
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On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
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There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
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This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.
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Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like.
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If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them.
Will Rogers Quotes on Judgement
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Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
Other famous quotes of Will Rogers you may like:
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Let advertisers spend the same amount of money improving their product that they do on advertising and they wouldn't have to advertise it.
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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
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America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few.
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You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
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We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can.
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There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
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Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.
Conclusion
Overall these are a few Will Rogers quotes penned down by Will Rogers which come under many categories like Will Rogers quotes on wisdom, Will Rogers quotes investing, Will Rogers quotes real estate, Will Rogers quotes on death, Will Rogers quotes on leadership, Will Rogers quote about the weather and many more!
Co-author: Akshaya Saravana Kumar
Akshaya is currently pursuing Masters in English Literature. She is an avid reader, an animal lover and a movie freak. She loves to spend her past time travelling to strange places in different time zones with her imagination and fall in love with fictional characters.
