Jerry Lewis Quotes

"My door is always open to any member who wishes to build consensus on reducing unnecessary spending. My preference is to consider any proposal in a thoughtful, deliberate manner rather than reading about it in the newspaper."
-Jerry Lewis

"I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope."
-Jerry Lewis

"People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius."
-Jerry Lewis

"I've had great success being a total idiot."
-Jerry Lewis

"Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands."
-Jerry Lewis in Marriage quotes.

"A woman doing comedy doesn't offend me, but sets me back a bit, ... I, as a viewer, have trouble with it. I think of her as a producing machine that brings babies in the world."
-Jerry Lewis

"Pity? You don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair? Stay in your house!"
-Jerry Lewis

"When I sit back and think a little more rationally, I realize my life is half, so I must learn to do things halfway. I just have to learn to try to be good at being a half a person ... and get on with my life."
-Jerry Lewis