Those are my principles, and if you don't like them… well, I have others.

—Groucho Marx

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About Groucho Marx

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Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (; October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, actor, comic vocalist and game show host who performed in vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, and television. A master of the one-line retort, he is considered one of America's greatest comedians.

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Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped.

—Groucho Marx

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I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.

—Groucho Marx

Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or being harmed.

—Groucho Marx

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Never have children, only grandchildren.

—Groucho Marx

I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.

—Groucho Marx

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In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principles contain it or stand against it.

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Nature has no principles. She makes no distinction between good and evil.

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Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.

—Groucho Marx

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I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my principles one iota.

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The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.

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Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.