Walter Winchell Quotes

Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.

Hollywood is a place where they place you under contract instead of under observation.

Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

Nothing recedes like success.

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

"Winchell was a good newspaperman but a vain man, convinced he could change the course of world events -- slightly deluded, but never mind. He also fancied himself a ladies` man." - Lauren Bacall.

"Hollywood is a place that must be seen to be disbelieved."

America - love it or leave it.

A pessimist is one who builds dungeons in the air.

An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.

Broadway is a main artery of New York life - the hardened artery.

Hollywood is where they shoot too many pictures and not enough actors.

I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.

Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.

She`s been on more laps than a napkin.

The best way to get along is never to forgive an enemy or forget a friend.

The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.

The same thing happened today that happened yesterday, only to different people.

Today`s gossip is tomorrow`s headline.

Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.

We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.