Earl Long Professions : Former Governor of Louisiana Born : August 26, 1895 Died : September 5, 1960 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Earl Long Don't write anything you can phone. Don't phone anything you can talk. Don't talk anything you can whisper. Don't whisper anything you can smile. Don't smile anything you can nod. Don't nod anything you can wink. Earl Long smile laughter happiness The kind of thing I'm good at is knowing every politician in the state and remembering where he itches. And I know where to scratch him. Earl Long scratches kind knowing But I'm in favor of every religion with the possible exception of snake-chunking. Anybody that so presumes on how he stands with Providence that he will let a snake bite him, I say he deserves what he's got coming to him. Earl Long snakes providence favors A four-hundred-dollar suit on him would look like socks on a rooster. Earl Long roosters dollars sarcastic I can make them voting machines sing Home Sweet Home. Earl Long voting home sweet Similar Authors Buddy Roemer former-governor-of-louisiana Huey Long former-governor-of-louisiana Henry Watkins Allen former-governor-of-louisiana Edwin Edwards former-governor-of-louisiana Murphy J. Foster, Jr. former-governor-of-louisiana Kathleen Blanco former-governor-of-louisiana All Authors
