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Groucho Marx Quotations

They are Funny and Witty

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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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