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Groucho Marx Quotations

They are Funny and Witty

By Simran Khurana, About.com

Groucho Marx quotations can be quite sarcastic. You cannot be sure whether he is being funny or insulting! Groucho knew that and often used clever insults as a witty retort. If you are not faint hearted, you will love these witty Groucho Marx quotations.

  • I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.

  • Here's to our wives and girlfriends! May they never meet!

  • I remember the first time I had sex… I kept the receipt.

  • Eventually I smoked Havanas. A cigar makers' organization once said that I was the most famous cigar smoker in the world. I don't know if that's true, but once while visiting Havana, I went to a cigar factory. There were four hundred people there rolling cigars, and when they saw me, they all stood up and applauded.

  • A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.

  • A child of five could understand this. Fetch me a child of five.

  • A clown is like aspirin, only he works twice as fast

  • I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.

  • Dig trenches? With our men being killed off like flies? There isn't time to dig trenches. We'll have to buy them ready made.

  • I worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.

  • I write by ear. I tried writing with the typewriter, but I found it too unwieldy.

  • I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.

  • If you want to see a comic strip, you should see me in the shower.

  • Marriage is the chief cause of divorce.

  • Marry me and I'll never look at another horse!

  • Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

  • I’ve known and respected your husband for many years, and what’s good enough for him is good enough for me.

  • I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse.

  • If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again.

  • I'll never forget my wedding day... they threw vitamin pills.

  • I'm leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it's not raining.

  • I'm not feeling very well - I need a doctor immediately. Ring the nearest golf course.

  • You're a woman who's been getting nothing but dirty breaks. Well, we can clean and tighten your brakes, but you'll have to stay in the garage all night.

  • In America you can go on the air and kid the politicians, and the politicians can go on the air and kid the people.

  • In Hollywood, brides keep the bouquets and throw away the groom.

  • I wish to be cremated. One tenth of my ashes shall be given to my agent, as written in our contract.

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