Wilson Mizner

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Wilson Mizner (1876 - 1933) Restaurant owner, screenwriter, boxing manager, con man. With his brother, the architect Addison Mizer, the subject of The Legendary Mizners by Alva Johnston and the biographical musical "Bounce" by Stephen Sondheim.

"A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions."

"A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something."

"Always be nice to people on the way up; because you'll meet the same people on the way down."

"God help those who do not help themselves."

"I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education."

"Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest."

"If you steal from one author, it's plagiarism; if you steal from many, it's research."

"I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at."

"You sparkle with larceny."

"A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant."