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Lewis Grizzard Quotes
Lewis Grizzard
American
Writer
Born:
Oct 20
,
1946
Died:
Mar 20
,
1994
Life
People
Think
Time
Women
You
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The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.
Lewis Grizzard
Life
You
Game
Opportunity
Problems
Life Is A
Fears
Tackle
Points
Football
Like
Block
Score
Lot
Get
Your
It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.
Lewis Grizzard
Food
Thoughts
Difficult
Think
Pleasant
Eating
Anything
While
Homegrown
Tomato
There's no such thing as being too Southern.
Lewis Grizzard
Too
Southern
Being
Thing
The public, more often than not, will forgive mistakes, but it will not forgive trying to wiggle out of one.
Lewis Grizzard
Will
Mistakes
Wiggle
Out
More
Than
Trying
Forgive
Often
Public
You call to a dog and a dog will break its neck to get to you. Dogs just want to please. Call to a cat and its attitude is, 'What's in it for me?'
Lewis Grizzard
Attitude
Me
You
Dog
Will
Please
Cat
Call
Dogs
Get
Just
Want
Break
Neck
I grew up in a very large family in a very small house. I never slept alone until after I was married.
Lewis Grizzard
Alone
Family
Slept
Married
Small
Never
Until
House
Up
Very
Grew
After
Large
Large Family
I'm a staunch believer in enterprise, and I'm glad I live in a country where - I don't think some people understand this, but if I work hard, I get rewarded for it.
Lewis Grizzard
Work
People
Work Hard
Some People
Country
Live
Think
Enterprise
Staunch
Some
Glad
Understand
Get
Rewarded
Where
Hard
Believer
Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and give her a house.
Lewis Grizzard
Woman
Marriage
Married
Find
Give
Instead
Like
House
Getting
Going
Getting Married
Again
Her
'Redneck' has been terribly abused as a term. Where I come from, a redneck was a farmer who worked the fields all day and got his neck sunburned. People made fun of them.
Lewis Grizzard
Day
People
Made
All Day
Has-Been
Term
Abuse
Come
Terribly
Redneck
Got
Been
His
Where
Fields
Them
Worked
Farmer
Who
Fun
Neck
Things are more complex today, and I think humor has changed a a great deal. People are more sensitive today.
Lewis Grizzard
Today
Great
People
Humor
Great Deal
Think
Changed
Complex
More
Deal
Sensitive
Things
You can write the best column in the world on Monday, and it does you absolutely no good on Tuesday. There is no way to win. You just write until you are tired, they fire you, or you die.
Lewis Grizzard
Best
Good
Tired
You
World
Win
Fire
Monday
Way
Absolutely
Write
Column
Until
Does
Die
Tuesday
Just
I don't think I'm a bigot or a racist. But I have a truck, a Blazer. I drink beer. There are some women I do hate.
Lewis Grizzard
Beer
Women
Hate
Think
Some
Drink
Truck
Blazer
Bigot
I was raised to think women had babies, stayed at home, and men worked. By the time I got ready to do it, I thought I had all the answers. Only somebody had changed the questions.
Lewis Grizzard
Time
Home
Women
Thought
Men
Somebody
Think
Babies
Changed
Stayed
Only
Had
Ready
Got
Answers
Questions
Worked
Raised
By The Time
I wish one time in my life I could do what other writers do... get me a villa in Spain and go there to write a book.
Lewis Grizzard
Life
Time
Me
Book
My Life
Wish
Other
One Time
Could
Write
Writers
Go
Get
Spain
Villa
Show business is my life.
Lewis Grizzard
Life
Business
My Life
Show
Show Business
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