A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life.
Robert Byrne

Anybody who believes that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach flunked geography.
Robert Byrne

Byrne's Law: In any electrical circuit, appliances and wiring will burn out to protect fuses.
Robert Byrne

Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.
Robert Byrne

Doing a thing well is often a waste of time.
Robert Byrne

Everything is in a state of flux, including the status quo.
Robert Byrne

Getting caught is the mother of invention.
Robert Byrne

Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.
Robert Byrne

Memorial Service: Farewell party for someone who already left.
Robert Byrne

No one ever committed suicide while reading a good book, but many have tried while trying to write one.
Robert Byrne


One reason people get divorced is that they run out of gift ideas.
Robert Byrne

Partying is such sweet sorrow.
Robert Byrne

Prejudices save time.
Robert Byrne

The purpose of life is a life of purpose.
Robert Byrne

There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on.
Robert Byrne

To err is human, to purr feline.
Robert Byrne

Until you walk a mile in another man's moccasins you can't imagine the smell.
Robert Byrne

Winter is nature's way of saying, "Up yours."
Robert Byrne