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Irvin S. Cobb quotes

American Journalist June 23, 1876 – March 11, 1944

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Irvin S. Cobb quote: "A good storyteller is a person with a good memory and hopes..."
A good storyteller is a person with a good memory and hopes other people haven't. Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin S. Cobb quote: "As I understand it, sport is hard work for which you do not..."
As I understand it, sport is hard work for which you do not get paid. Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin S. Cobb quote: "An epitaph is a belated advertisement for a line of goods that..."
An epitaph is a belated advertisement for a line of goods that has been discontinued. Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin S. Cobb quote: "If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense..."
If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers. Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin S. Cobb quote: "I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing..."
I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial. Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin S. Cobb quote: "Middle age: when you begin to exchange your emotions for..."
Middle age: when you begin to exchange your emotions for symptoms. Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin S. Cobb quote: "A woman may have a witty tongue or a stinging pen but she will..."
A woman may have a witty tongue or a stinging pen but she will never laugh at her own individual shortcomings. Irvin S. Cobb
Down our way we're always had a theory that the Civil War was not brought on by Secession of Slavery or the State's Rights issue. These matters contributed to the quarrel, but there is a deeper reason. It was bought on by some Yankee coming down south and putting nutmeg in a julep. So our folks up and left the Union flat. Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin S. Cobb quote: "Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn."
Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn. Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin S. Cobb quote: "A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered..."
A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in. Irvin S. Cobb

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