Mort Sahl

Reagan won because he ran against Jimmy Carter. If he ran unopposed he would have lost.

— Mort Sahl

We would have broken up except for the children. Who were the children? Well, she and I were.

— Mort Sahl

You haven’t lived until you’ve died in California.

— Mort Sahl

Will Rogers … used to come out with a newspaper and pretend he was a yokel criticizing the intellectuals who ran the government. I come out with a newspaper and pretend I’m an intellectual making fun of the yokels running the government.

— Mort Sahl

Washington could not tell a lie; Nixon could not tell the truth; Reagan cannot tell the difference.

— Mort Sahl

The bravest thing that men do is love women.

— Mort Sahl