Walter Winchell Quotes

Walter Winchell delivers straightforward, loyal commentary on communication and media that feels like a trusted friend's broadcast.

15 quotes

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

2. Good evening Mr. and Mrs. America, from border to border and coast to coast and all the ships at sea. Let's go to press.

3. (variation on above to demonstrate the good neighbor policy, probably) 'Good Evening Mr. and Mrs. North and South America and by shortwave to all the ships at sea, let's go to press!'

4. He (Alexander Woollcott) always praises the first production of each season, being reluctant to stone the first cast.

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

6. America - love it or leave it.

7. Money sometimes makes fools of important persons, but it may also make important persons of fools.

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

9. Nothing recedes like success.

10. Today's gossip is tomorrow's headline.

11. 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.

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

13. I never lost a friend I wanted to keep.

14. A certain columnist has been banned from all Shubert openings. Now he can wait three days and go to their closings.

15. It's a sure sign of summer if the chair gets up when you do.