Quote by Robert Benchley
Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of b

Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, knowing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about – Robert Benchley

Other quotes by Robert Benchley

There seems to be no lengths to which humorless people will not go to analyze humor. It seems to worry them. – Robert Benchley

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Humor
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The naturalistic literature of this country has reached such a state that no family of characters is considered true to life which does not include at least two hypochondriacs, one sadist, and one old man who spills food down the front of his vest. – Robert Benchley

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Books
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There is probably no more obnoxious class of citizen, taken end for end, than the returning vacationist. – Robert Benchley

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Vacations
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Other Quotes from
Argument & Debate
category

Two dogs strive for a bone and the third one runs off with it. – Proverb

It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it. – Proverb

If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling. – Joseph Addison

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Drink, and dance and laugh and lie, love the reeling midnight through, for tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do.) – Dorothy Parker

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Parties

I wear my wedding ring. We talk about when were going to get married again, which we hope is going to take place some time in this incredibly hectic calendar year. – Jim Lampley

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wedding

When a new book is published, read an old one. – Samuel Rogers

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