Red Skelton Quotes & Sayings

“If by chance some day you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled.”

“All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner.”

“Any kid will run any errand for you, if you ask at bedtime.”

“Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations.”

“I personally believe we were put here to build and not to destroy.”

“No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds.”

“Our principles are the springs of our actions. Our actions, the springs of our happiness or misery. Too much care, therefore, cannot be taken in forming our principles.”

“I'm nuts and I know it. But so long as I make 'em laugh, they ain't going to lock me up.”

“God's children and their happiness are my reasons for being.”

“Congress: Bingo with billions.”