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Milton Berle Quotes

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.
Milton Berle

Biography

Author Profession: Comedian
Nationality: American
Born: July 12, 1908
Died: March 27, 2002

Links

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Select Milton Berle Quotations

I live to laugh, and I laugh to live.
Milton Berle

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
Milton Berle

A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours.
Milton Berle

You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think.
Milton Berle

If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?
Milton Berle

Experience is what you have after you've forgotten her name.
Milton Berle

All Milton Berle Quotations

Words

Because, Been, Cannot, Far, Has-Been, Maybe, Might, Never, Once, Rather, Reaching, Star, Than

Definitions

Because, Been, Cannot, Far, Maybe, Might, Never, Once, Rather, Reaching, Star, Than