Creative Quotations from W. C. Fields (1880-1946)

Creative Quotations from . . .

W. C. Fields
(1880-1946) born on Jan 29

US "actor, comedian". "He was famous in vaudeville, stage, film and radio for hard drinking and dislike of children; starred with Mae West in "My Little Chickadee," 1940."

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I have spent a lot of time searching through the Bible for loopholes.

"Remember, a dead fish can float down stream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream."

The first thing any comedian does on getting an unscheduled laugh is to verify the state of his buttons.

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it."

Lady Godiva put everything she had on a horse.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	His last words.
R:	"In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
A:	"In "W. C. Fields, Rowdy King of Comedy," by Robert L. Taylor."
N:	"In "The Hamlyn Pocket Dictionary of Quotations," by Jonathan Hunt, 1979."
K:	"In "The Manager's Book of Quotations," by Lewis D. Eigen and Jonathan P. Siegel, 1989."