Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

—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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Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.

—Groucho Marx

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One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know.

—Groucho Marx

I sent the club a wire stating, PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT ME AS A MEMBER.

—Groucho Marx

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.

—Groucho Marx

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

—Groucho Marx

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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.

—Charles De Gaulle

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There's a schizoid quality to our relationship with animals, in which sentiment and brutality exist side by side. Half the dogs in America will receive Christmas presents this year, yet few of us pause to consider the miserable life of the pig—an animal easily as intelligent as a dog—that becomes the Christmas ham.

—Michael Pollan

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Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that's how dogs spend their lives.

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.

A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of.

—Winston Churchill

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