Edgar Bergen Quotes
Born: February 16, 1903
Edgar Bergen, the legendary ventriloquist and entertainer, was a master of wisdom disguised as humor. Through his wooden confidant, Charlie McCarthy, Bergen explored life’s profound truths with wit and grace, teaching millions that the greatest insights often come from the most unexpected voices. His philosophy celebrated humility, resilience, and the quiet power of listening. Bergen’s quotes resonate because they strip away pretense, revealing universal lessons about human nature, kindness, and the art of living well. His legacy endures as a testament to the idea that wisdom, even when delivered with a smile, can shape a life.
Edgar Bergen Quotes (11)
"Well, a friend in need is a friend indeed."
— Edgar Bergen"Show me where Stalin is buried and I'll show you a Communist Plot."
— Edgar Bergen"I've never told you the story of Alice in Wonderland, have I?"
— Edgar Bergen"So many people are working in vaudeville today that I looked for three weeks to book enough acts for an hour bill and didn't have them until the night before we opened in Buffalo and money was no object!"
— Edgar Bergen"After 13 years of life on the half shell in Hollywood, I have made a trip where I wasn't a tourist."
— Edgar Bergen"You find out your mistakes from an audience that pays admission."
— Edgar Bergen"Nobody seems to know yet how television is going to affect the radio, movies, love, housekeeping or the church, but it has definitely revived vaudeville."
— Edgar Bergen"Hey kid, do you want to come and talk to Charlie?"
— Edgar Bergen"But Charlie, Charlie, how can we ever really know anything? Charlie, what or who is God?"
— Edgar Bergen"I was asking Charlie the most important questions, and you heard the answers."
— Edgar Bergen"OK, magic boy, let's see who you really are."
— Edgar Bergen